Odet

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Odet
The Odet at high tide.
Origin	Brittany
Mouth	Atlantic Ocean
Basin countries	France
Length	56 km
Basin area	715 km²

The Odet is a river in western France (Finistère department), which runs from Saint-Goazec (near Leuhan, in the Montagnes Noires of Brittany) into the Atlantic Ocean at Bénodet. Bénodet is being given its name from the river (Ben means river mouth in Breton. The river is popular with kayakers. The river runs past, or through, the towns of Bénodet, Combrit, Plomelin, Quimper, Ergué-Gabéric, Briec-de-l'Odet, Langolen, Coray, Trégourez, Leuhan and Saint-Goazec

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Odet (Odet in the male form, Odette in the female form) is also a -rare- first name in French; a historical bearer was Odet cardinal de Coligny.