- Élorn
Infobox River | river_name = Élorn
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origin =Brittany
mouth =Atlantic Ocean
coord|48|23|6|N|4|24|27|W|name=Atlantic Ocean-Élorn|display=inline,title
basin_countries =France
length = 56 km
elevation =
discharge =
watershed = The Élorn (in Breton - "Elorn", without the accent) is a 56 km long river inBrittany ,France . [ [http://sandre.eaufrance.fr/app/chainage/courdo/htm/J34-030-.php?cg=J34-030- The Élorn at the Sandre database] ] Its source is in themonts d'Arrée , 1.5km NNE of Le Tuchenn Kador, and it then runs through several small towns such asSizun andLandivisiau before flowing out into theroadstead of Brest . This river is the birhplace of the legendary Dragon of the Élorn. The maritime part of the river stops atLanderneau , where the pont de Rohan blocks seaborne ships from sailing any further upstream. The river also crosses the château de la Roche-Maurice and many abandoned mills, and on the banks of its maritime part are several family properties belonging to families in Brest (Park an Coat, le Frout, Beau Repos, le Petit Manoir de Poul ar Velin). At low tide the mud is met, at high tide the sea flows over the countryside.References
External links
*http://aappmaelorn.chez-alice.fr/l'elorn.htm
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