Sèvre Niortaise

The **Sèvre Niortaise** is a river in western France, flowing into the Atlantic Ocean.

It starts in the Deux-Sèvres department (named "Two Sèvres" after this and the Sèvre Nantaise) and flows through Niort (that is the origin of the second part of the river's name).

## Geography
The Sèvre Niortaise river has a length of  and a drainage basin with an area of approximately .

Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is  at Niort.

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**Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Niort**

### Course
The Sèvre Niortaise starts in the *commune* of Sepvret in the Deux-Sèvres department, at an elevation of about . It then flows to the northwest through the departments of Vendée and Charente-Maritime.

Finally, the river flows into the Atlantic Ocean to north of the city of La Rochelle.

The Sèvre Nantaise flows through 2 regions, 3 departments and 38 *communes*:
* Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
** Deux-Sèvres: Sepvret, Chey, Exoudun, La Mothe-Saint-Héray, Saint-Maixent-l'École, La Crèche, François, Chauray, Saint-Gelais, Échiré, Saint-Maxire, Sciecq, Niort, Magné, Coulon, Arçais
** Charente-Maritime: Marans, Charron
* Pays de la Loire region
** Vendée: Damvix, Maillé, L'Île-d'Elle.

## Main tributaries 
The main tributaries of the  Sèvre Niortaise river are:

## Gallery

Panorama Niort.jpg|Niort from the Sèvre Nantaise river
CoulonQuaiTardy-France.jpg|The Sèvre Niortaise in Coulon
Sèvre niortaise Marans 2006-07-11 1.JPG|The Sèvre Niortaise in Marans
Canal maritime de Marans à la mer 001.jpg|The Sèvre Niortaise in Brault

## Related pages
* List of rivers of France

## References
## Other websites
* Banque Hydro - Station N4300623 - La Sèvre Niortaise à Niort (La Tiffardière)