Boutonne

River in France

46°06′46″N 00°03′57″W / 46.11278°N 0.06583°W / 46.11278; -0.06583 • elevation85 m (279 ft) Mouth

• location

Charente

• coordinates

45°54′32″N 00°49′35″W / 45.90889°N 0.82639°W / 45.90889; -0.82639

• elevation

4 m (13 ft)Length98.8 km (61.4 mi)Basin size1,320 km² (510 sq mi)Discharge • average13 m³/s (460 cu ft/s) Basin featuresProgressionCharente→ Atlantic Ocean

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]

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,

References

^ ^a ^b Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau (R6--0250)".

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