Boutonne
| Boutonne | |
|---|---|
 The Boutonne at Saint-Jean-d'Angély | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source |
Chef-Boutonne 85 m (279 ft) 46°06′46″N 00°03′57″W / 46.11278°N 0.06583°W |
| River mouth |
Charente 4 m (13 ft) 45°54′32″N 00°49′35″W / 45.90889°N 0.82639°WCoordinates: 45°54′32″N 00°49′35″W / 45.90889°N 0.82639°W |
| Length | 98.8 km (61.4 mi) |
| Discharge |
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| Basin features | |
| Progression | Charente→ Atlantic Ocean |
| Basin size | 1,320 km2 (510 sq mi) |
The Boutonne (French: la Boutonne) is a 98.8 km (61.4 mi) long river in the Deux-Sèvres and Charente-Maritime départements, western France.[1] Its source is in the village of Chef-Boutonne (French: head of the Boutonne). It flows generally southwest. It is a right tributary of the Charente into which it flows near Cabariot.[1]
Départements and communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth:
- Deux-Sèvres: Chef-Boutonne, Fontenille-Saint-Martin-d'Entraigues, Chérigné, Lusseray, Brioux-sur-Boutonne, Vernoux-sur-Boutonne, Séligné, Brieuil-sur-Chizé, Villefollet, Villiers-sur-Chizé, Chizé, Le Vert
- Charente-Maritime: Dampierre-sur-Boutonne, Saint-Séverin-sur-Boutonne, Coivert, Blanzay-sur-Boutonne, Saint-Georges-de-Longuepierre, Saint-Martial, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Isle, Nuaillé-sur-Boutonne, Saint-Pardoult, Les Églises-d'Argenteuil, Antezant-la-Chapelle, Vervant, Poursay-Garnaud, Courcelles, Saint-Julien-de-l'Escap, Saint-Jean-d'Angély, Ternant, La Vergne, Voissay, Torxé, Les Nouillers, Tonnay-Boutonne, Puy-du-Lac, Archingeay, Saint-Coutant-le-Grand, Champdolent, Lussant, Cabariot,
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