France
Pays de la Loire
Maine-et-Loire

Layon

The Layon is a 89.9 km long river in the and departments in western France. Its source is near . It flows generally northwest.
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Photo: Touriste, Public domain.
  • Type: River
  • Description: river in France
  • Also known as: “Layon River” and “Le Layon Rivière”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Église Saint-Aubin de Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné and Château de la Haute-Guerche.

Church
Photo: GO69, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Castle
Photo: Kormin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a castle.

Building
Photo: GO69, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Laurent-de-la-Plaine.

Village
Photo: Llann Wé², CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a former commune in the department in western . On 15 December 2015, it was merged into the new commune Mauges-sur-Loire. Its population was 1,570 in 2022. is situated 10 km west of Layon.

Layon

Latitude
47.32964° or 47° 19′ 47″ north
Longitude
-0.67638° or 0° 40′ 35″ west
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
8CVX88HF+VC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 36796263
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Geo­Names ID
3005404
Wiki­data ID
Q1548241
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Satellite Map

Discover Layon from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Vietnamese—“Layon” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Layon”
  • Catalan: “Layon”
  • Chinese: “莱永河”
  • Chinese: “萊永河”
  • Czech: “Layon”
  • Dutch: “Layon”
  • French: “Layon”
  • German: “Layon”
  • Irish: “Layon”
  • Latin: “Ladio”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Layon”
  • Norwegian: “Layon”
  • Polish: “Layon”
  • Portuguese: “Layon”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Layon”
  • Scots: “Layon”
  • Serbian: “Лајон”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Layon”
  • Spanish: “Layon”
  • Vietnamese: “Layon”
  • Vietnamese: “Sông Layon”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Les Barres and Bois des Barres.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Salle Jean de Pontoise and Domaine Tremblay.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Layon”. Photo: Touriste, Public domain.