The Vauvise (French: la Vauvise) is a 57.7 km (35.9 mi) long river in the Cher department in central France.[1] Its source is at Nérondes. It flows generally north. It is a left tributary of the Loire, into which it flows at Saint-Satur, near Sancerre.
| Vauvise | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Nérondes |
| • coordinates | 46°59′46″N 02°50′59″E / 46.99611°N 2.84972°E |
| • elevation | 225 m (738 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Loire |
• coordinates | 47°20′10″N 02°51′56″E / 47.33611°N 2.86556°E |
• elevation | 145 m (476 ft) |
| Length | 57.7 km (35.9 mi) |
| Basin size | 392 km2 (151 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 2.84 m3/s (100 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Loire→ Atlantic Ocean |
Communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth: Nérondes, Chassy, Laverdines, Villequiers, Couy, Garigny, Jussy-le-Chaudrier, Précy, Sancergues, Saint-Martin-des-Champs, Herry, Feux, Saint-Bouize, Thauvenay, Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre, Sancerre, Saint-Satur