Boutonne

The **Boutonne** is a river of western France that flows through the Deux-Sèvres and Charente-Maritime departments, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is a right tributary of the Charente river.

## Geography
The Boutonne 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 Saint-Séverin-sur-Boutonne in the Charente-Maritime department, at an altitude of .

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**Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Saint-Séverin-sur-Boutonne (1969-2017)**

It flows to the west and, later, to the southwest through the Deux-Sèvres and Charente-Maritime departments before flowing, at almost right angle, into the Charente river in Cabariot at about  of altitude.
 
The Boutonne flows through 1 region (Nouvelle-Aquitaine), 2 departments and 41 *communes*; they are, from source to mouth:

* **Deux-Sèvres**: Chef-Boutonne (here is the source of the river), Fontenille-Saint-Martin-d'Entraigues, Chérigné, Lusseray, Brioux-sur-Boutonne, Vernoux-sur-Boutonne, Séligné, Brieuil-sur-Chizé, Villefollet, Villiers-sur-Chizé, Chizé, Le Vert (the last *commune* of Deux-Sèvres in the course of the river).
* **Charente-Maritime**: Dampierre-sur-Boutonne (the first *commune* where the Boutonne gets into the department), 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 (main city in the course of the river), Ternant, La Vergne, Voissay, Torxé, Les Nouillers, Tonnay-Boutonne, Puy-du-Lac, Archingeay, Saint-Coutant-le-Grand, Champdolent, Lussant, Cabariot (place where the river flows into the Charente river).

Seven *communes* have the name of the river in their names: Chef-Boutonne, Saint-Séverin-sur-Boutonne, Dampierre-sur-Boutonne, Tonnay-Boutonne, Blanzay-sur-Boutonne, Nuaillé-sur-Boutonne, Vernoux-sur-Boutonne.

## Main tributaries 
The main tributaries of the Boutonne river are:

**Left tributaries**:
* Nie - 26&nbsp;km

**Right tributaries**:
* Béronne - 29.5&nbsp;km
* Belle - 25&nbsp;km
* Trézence - 27.7&nbsp;km, the main tributary of the Boutonne

## Gallery

File:Pont Boutonne 001.jpg|Bridge over the Boutonne in Bel-Ébat.
File:Tonnay-Boutonne 001.jpg|Bridge in Tonnay-Boutonne.
File:Pont sur la Boutonne à Dampierre-sur-Boutonne.JPG|The Boutonne flowing through Dampierre-sur-Boutonne.

## Related pages
* List of rivers of France

## References 
## Other websites
* Banque Hydro - Station R6092920 - La Boutonne à Saint-Séverin-sur-Boutonne