Ruisseau· 26 segments
Le Layon
Crosses 2 administrative regions : Cher, Maine-et-Loire
Total length
94km
Max discharge
8,7m³/s
Max Strahler
3
Segments matched
26
River geography2 admin regions · 28 communes
2 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)
- Maine-et-LoirePays de la Loire · France92.7 kmin this dpt
- CherCentre-Val de Loire · France5.5 kmin this dpt
28 communes (L5)For countries with L5
- Champ-sur-Layon14.44 km
- Concourson-sur-Layon8.94 km
- Les Verchers-sur-Layon8.80 km
- Martigné-Briand8.78 km
- Saint-Georges-sur-Layon8.45 km
- Ennordres5.54 km
- Thouarcé5.09 km
- Chaudefonds-sur-Layon4.68 km
- Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné4.18 km
- Beaulieu-sur-Layon3.93 km
- Tigné3.84 km
- Nueil-sur-Layon3.25 km
- Valanjou2.70 km
- Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay2.69 km
- Chalonnes-sur-Loire2.50 km
- Aubigné-sur-Layon2.29 km
- Faye-d'Anjou2.18 km
- Faveraye-Mâchelles1.95 km
- Brigné1.57 km
- Rablay-sur-Layon1.05 km
- Rochefort-sur-Loire0.93 km
- Chavagnes0.43 km
- Ivoy-le-Pré0.00 km
- Chanzeaux0.00 km
- Doué-la-Fontaine0.00 km
- Louresse-Rochemenier0.00 km
- Presly0.00 km
- Ambillou-Château0.00 km
13 intersecting protected areas
Loire-Anjou-Touraine
IUCN VRegional Nature Park
Vallée de la Loire de Nantes aux Ponts-de-Cé et ses annexes
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Vallée de la Loire de Nantes aux Ponts-de-Cé et ses annexes
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Massifs forestiers et rivières du Pays-Fort
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Coteaux Du Pont-Barré
IUCN IVRegional Nature Reserve
Geotope Protection Order
Le sillon houiller de basse Loire
IUCN Not ReportedGeotope Protection Order
Coupe géologique des Fresnaies
IUCN Not ReportedGeotope Protection Order
Geotope Protection Order
4 more protected areassorted by area
La mine et le chevalement des Malécots
IUCN Not ReportedGeotope Protection Order
Geotope Protection Order
Troncs d\'arbres fossilisés de la tranchée des Malécots
IUCN Not ReportedGeotope Protection Order
Geotope Protection Order
1 page = 1 named river (aggregation of 26 HydroRIVERS v10 segments). Spatial join cached after first hit.
Species present
821 distinct species · 3 548 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 34 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Le Layon : 27 espèces + 7 bulles famille, 67 interactions GloBI documentées sur 3 types (connectance 11.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 7 bulles regroupent des espèces visuellement absorbées par famille (≥3 espèces visibles).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydrology (HydroRIVERS v10)
Total length
94km
Max discharge
8,7m³/s
Max Strahler
3
Segments matched
26
HydroRIVERS v1.0 (Lehner et al. 2019) aggregated by name + main_riv → 1 entity = 1 named river.