Boutonne

The Boutonne (French pronunciation: [butɔn] ^ⓘ) is a 98.8 km (61.4 mi) long river in the Deux-Sèvres and Charente-Maritime departments in 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]

Boutonne
The Boutonne at Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Chef-Boutonne
• coordinates	46°06′46″N 00°03′57″W
• elevation	85 m (279 ft)
Mouth
• location	Charente
• coordinates	45°54′32″N 00°49′35″W
• elevation	4 m (13 ft)
Length	98.8 km (61.4 mi)
Basin size	1,320 km2 (510 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	13 m3/s (460 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Charente→ Atlantic Ocean

Departments 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,