Meu
Meu | |
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![]() The river Meu at Montfort-sur-Meu | |
Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | near Saint-Vran |
• coordinates | 48°14′23″N 02°28′25″W / 48.23972°N 2.47361°W |
• elevation | 225 m (738 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Vilaine |
• coordinates | 48°01′54″N 01°46′36″W / 48.03167°N 1.77667°W |
• elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
Length | 84.1 km (52.3 mi) |
Basin size | 468 km2 (181 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 3.13 m3/s (111 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Vilaine→ Atlantic Ocean |
The Meu (French pronunciation: [mø]) is an 84.1 km (52.3 mi) long river in the Côtes-d'Armor and Ille-et-Vilaine départements, north western France.[1] Its source is at Saint-Vran, 2.4 km (1.5 mi) west of the village. It flows generally southeast. It is a right tributary of the Vilaine into which it flows at Goven, 5.7 km (3.5 mi) northeast of the village.
Départements and communes along its course
[edit]This list is ordered from source to mouth:
- Côtes-d'Armor: Saint-Vran, Mérillac, Merdrignac, Saint-Launeuc, Trémorel, Loscouët-sur-Meu
- Ille-et-Vilaine: Gaël, Muel, Bléruais, Saint-Maugan, Saint-Gonlay, Iffendic, Montfort-sur-Meu, Breteil, Talensac, Cintré, Mordelles, Bréal-sous-Montfort, Chavagne, Goven
References
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