Dive River
Encyclopedia
The Dive is a 75 km long river
in France
, right tributary of the Thouet
. Its source is in the commune Maisonneuve
. Its course crosses the departments of Vienne
, Deux-Sèvres
and Maine-et-Loire
. It flows northwards through the towns of Moncontour
and Brézé
, finally flowing into the Thouet in Saint-Just-sur-Dive
.
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, right tributary of the Thouet
Thouet
The Thouet is a tributary river of the Loire in the Poitou-Charentes and Pays de la Loire régions of France. The Thouet rises at Secondigny, close to the source of the Sèvre Nantaise, and joins the Loire just to the west of Saumur...
. Its source is in the commune Maisonneuve
Maisonneuve, Vienne
Maisonneuve is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France....
. Its course crosses the departments of Vienne
Vienne
Vienne is the northernmost département of the Poitou-Charentes region of France, named after the river Vienne.- Viennese history :Vienne is one of the original 83 departments, established on March 4, 1790 during the French Revolution. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Poitou,...
, Deux-Sèvres
Deux-Sèvres
Deux-Sèvres is a French département. Deux-Sèvres literally means "two Sèvres": the Sèvre Nantaise and the Sèvre Niortaise are two rivers which have their sources in the department.-History:...
and Maine-et-Loire
Maine-et-Loire
Maine-et-Loire is a department in west-central France, in the Pays de la Loire region.- History :Maine-et-Loire is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. Originally it was called Mayenne-et-Loire, but its name was changed to Maine-et-Loire in 1791....
. It flows northwards through the towns of Moncontour
Moncontour, Vienne
Moncontour is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.It was the site of the Battle of Moncontour in 1569.-Demographics:-External links: http://www.moncontour-active-park.fr...
and Brézé
Brézé
Brézé is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.-See also:*Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department*Claire-Clémence de Maillé-Brézé, born here in 1628, Princess of Condé...
, finally flowing into the Thouet in Saint-Just-sur-Dive
Saint-Just-sur-Dive
Saint-Just-sur-Dive is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.-References:*...
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