Thouet facts for kids

	Quick facts for kidsThouet
	River
	The Thouet near Montreuil-Bellay
Country	France
Regions	Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Pays de la Loire
Departments	Deux-Sèvres, Maine-et-Loire
Communes	Secondigny, Parthenay, Thouars, Saumur
	Tributaries
- left	Palais, Cébron, Thouaret, Argenton
- right	Losse, Dive
Cities	Parthenay, Thouars, Saumur
Source	Plateau de Gâtines
- location	Le Beugnon, Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
- elevation	223 m (732 ft)
- coordinates	46°36′13″N 0°29′15″W / 46.60361°N 0.48750°W
Confluence	Loire
- location	Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
- elevation	25 m (82 ft)
- coordinates	47°16′50″N 0°6′38″W / 47.28056°N 0.11056°W
Length	142.5 km (89 mi)
Basin	3,282 km² (1,267 sq mi)
Discharge	for Le Tallud
- average	13.5 m³/s (477 cu ft/s)

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 142.5 km (89 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of approximately 3,282 km² (1,267 sq mi).

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 223 m (732 ft). 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.