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This article is about the river. For other uses, see MEU.
Meu Origin near Saint-Vran
48°14′23″N 02°28′25″W / 48.23972°N 2.47361°WMouth Vilaine
48°01′54″N 01°46′36″W / 48.03167°N 1.77667°WCoordinates: 48°01′54″N 01°46′36″W / 48.03167°N 1.77667°WBasin countries France Length 84.8 km (52.7 mi) Source elevation 225 m (738 ft) Mouth elevation 17 m (56 ft) Avg. discharge 3.13 m3/s (111 cu ft/s) at mouth Basin area 468 km2 (181 sq mi) The Meu (French: le Meu) is an 84.8 km (52.7 mi) long river in the Côtes-d'Armor and Ille-et-Vilaine départements, north western France. Its source is at Saint-Vran, 2.4 km (1.5 mi) west of the village. It flows generally southeast. It is a right tributaryof the Vilaine into which it flows at Goven, 5.7 km (3.5 mi) northeast of the village.
Départements and communes along its course
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
Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on January 27, 2009.
References
Categories:- Rivers of France
- Geography of Brittany
- Vilaine Basin
- Ille-et-Vilaine geography stubs
- Côtes-d'Armor geography stubs
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