Lay (river)

The Lay (French pronunciation: [lɛ]) is a 120-kilometre (75 mi) river in the Vendée département, western France.^[1] Its source is at Saint-Pierre-du-Chemin and it flows generally southwest. It flows into the Bay of Biscay between La Faute-sur-Mer and L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer, 20 km (12 mi) northwest of La Rochelle.

Lay
The Lay at Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais
Native name	Le Lay (French)
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Saint-Pierre-du-Chemin
• coordinates	46°42′34″N 00°42′37″W
• elevation	195 m (640 ft)
Mouth
• location	Bay of Biscay
• coordinates	46°19′14″N 01°18′10″W
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	120 km (75 mi)
Basin size	1,750 km2 (680 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	14 m3/s (490 cu ft/s)

Its main tributaries are the Yon and the Smagne.

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

• Vendée: Saint-Pierre-du-Chemin, Menomblet, Réaumur, Montournais, La Meilleraie-Tillay, Pouzauges, Le Boupère, Monsireigne, Saint-Prouant, Sigournais, Bazoges-en-Pareds, Chantonnay, La Réorthe, Bournezeau, Sainte-Hermine, Sainte-Pexine, Moutiers-sur-le-Lay, Bessay, Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais, La Couture, Péault, La Bretonnière-la-Claye, Rosnay, Le Champ-Saint-Père, Saint-Vincent-sur-Graon, Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais, Curzon, Lairoux, Saint-Benoist-sur-Mer, Grues, Angles, La Faute-sur-Mer, L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer,