Thouet

The Thouet is a river in western France, flowing through the Deux-Sèvres and Maine-et-Loire departments, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Pays de la Loire regions.

It is one of the last left tributary of the Loire river.

Geography
The Thouet river has a length of  and a drainage basin with an area of approximately .

Course
The Thouet starts in the Gâtine plateau, west of the Deux-Sèvres department, in the commune of Le Beugnon, near Secondigny and close to the source of the Sèvre Nantaise river, at an elevation of about . From the source to Parthenay the river flows in a generally southwest-northwest direction. To the east of Parthenay, the river turns north and flows on a generally northward direction for the rest of its course.

Finally, the river flows into the Loire river in the city of Saumur.

The Thouet flows through 2 regions, 2 departments and 34 communes; some of them are:
 Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
 Deux-Sèvres: Le Beugnon, Secondigny, Parthenay, Saint-Loup-Lamairé, Airvault, Thouars, Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay.
 Pays de la Loire region
 Maine-et-Loire: Montreuil-Bellay, Chacé, Artannes-sur-Thouet, Saumur.

Main tributaries 
The main tributaries of the Thouet river are:

Left tributaries:
 Palais - 24 km
 Cébron - 29 km
 Thouaret - 52 km
 Argenton - 71 km

Right tributaries:
 Viette - 61 km
 Losse - 17 km
 Dive - 75 

Gallery

Related pages
 List of rivers of France

References

Other websites

 Banque Hydro - Station L8102120 - La Sèvre Niortaise à Tallud  
 Histoire & Patrimoine des Rivières & Canaux  

Category:Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Category:Rivers of Pays de la Loire