Lignon du Forez

Bridge over the Lignon in Boën -sur -Lignon

The Lignon (also: Lignon du Forez or de Lignon Chalmazel ) is a river in France, in the department of the Loire, Rhône- Alpes, runs. It rises in the municipality of Jeansagnère, drained generally eastward, through the historical province of Forez and ends after 59 kilometers in the municipality of Feurs as a left tributary of the Loire.

Not to be confused with the homonymous river Lignon, which also terminates at Saint- Maurice -de- Lognon in the Loire.

Places on the river

  • Chalmazel
  • Saint -Georges -en- Couzan
  • Leigneux
  • Boën -sur -Lignon
  • Poncins

Comments

  • Loire river system
  • River in Europe
  • Flow in Rhone- Alpes
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