Eyre (river)
title: "Eyre (river)" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["coastal-basins-of-the-bay-of-biscay", "ramsar-sites-in-metropolitan-france", "rivers-of-france", "rivers-of-gironde", "rivers-of-landes-(department)", "rivers-of-nouvelle-aquitaine"] topic_path: "geography/france" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyre_(river)" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Eyre |
| name_native | fr |
| image | Val de l'Eyre.jpg |
| map | Eyre (fleuve).png |
| source1_location | Sabres, Landes |
| mouth_location | Arcachon Bay |
| mouth_coordinates | |
| subdivision_type1 | Country |
| subdivision_name1 | France |
| length | 116 km |
| source1_elevation | 82 m |
| discharge1_avg | 18.8 m3/s |
| basin_size | 1700 km2 |
| extra | {{Designation list |
| embed | yes |
| designation1 | Ramsar |
| designation1_offname | Bassin d'Arcachon - Secteur du delta de l'Eyre |
| designation1_date | 27 October 2011 |
| designation1_number | 1996}} |
| :: |
::callout[type=note] the river in France ::
| name = Eyre | name_native = fr | image = Val de l'Eyre.jpg | image_caption = | map = Eyre (fleuve).png | source1_location = Sabres, Landes | mouth_location = Arcachon Bay | mouth_coordinates = | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = France | length = 116 km | source1_elevation = 82 m | discharge1_avg = 18.8 m3/s | basin_size = 1700 km2 | extra = {{Designation list | embed = yes | designation1 = Ramsar | designation1_offname = Bassin d'Arcachon - Secteur du delta de l'Eyre | designation1_date = 27 October 2011 | designation1_number = 1996}}
The Eyre is a coastal river that flows through the Landes of Gascony, in Aquitaine, southwest France.
The river is generally presented as the confluence of:
- the Grande Leyre (Large Leyre), its principal course, upstream from Moustey
- the Petite Leyre (Small Leyre), its main tributary The combined watercourse Eyre-Grande Leyre is 115.9 km long.
Name
Eyre is an Aquitanian hydronym. It can be found in such names as Eyres-Moncube, Landes, or the craste de l'Eyron (Eyron ditch) in Lacanau, Gironde. Note that Leyre is a variant of the name Eyre, affected by an agglutination of the Romance article.
Geography
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Eyre_Mios.jpg" caption="The Eyre in Mios"] ::
The basin of the Eyre in included in the Landes de Gascogne Regional Natural Park.
The river takes form in the Plantiet Marsh, in Grande Lande near Sabres, Landes.
It flows north into the Bassin d'Arcachon, a large bay on the Atlantic coast, in the Pays de Buch, Gironde. Its delta of 30 km2 contains the Le Teich ornithological park.
The Eyre flows through a preserved environment. Its banks are bordered by a broad-leaved forest. Branches join over the river, forming a gallery forest, that contrasts with the Landes forest, planted with maritime pines.
Départements and towns
The Eyre flows through the following départements and towns:
Tributaries
The main tributary of the Eyre is the Petite-Leyre. It rises between Luxey and Retjons, in Landes, and flows northwest to join the Grande Leyre downstream from Pissos.
- (R) Petite Leyre
N.B. : (R) = right tributary; (L) = left tributary
Historical sidenote
During the establishment of the French départements in 1790, the creation of a large département corresponding to the natural region of the Landes of Gascony – that is to say, today's Landes forest (then still unplanted) – was suggested. The name of this département would have been the Eyre.
Activities
- Canoeing (canoes rentals)
References
References
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