Oudon (river)
| Oudon | |
|---|---|
 Sunset on Le Lion-d'Angers | |
| Native name | L'Oudon (m) |
| Basin | |
| Main source |
La Gravelle 48°04′12″N 01°00′30″W / 48.07000°N 1.00833°W |
| Source elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| River mouth |
Mayenne 47°36′59″N 00°41′41″E / 47.61639°N 0.69472°ECoordinates: 47°36′59″N 00°41′41″E / 47.61639°N 0.69472°E |
| Mouth elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Basin area | 1,350 km2 (520 sq mi) |
| Country | France |
| Length | 103.2 km (64.1 mi) |
| Avg. discharge | 9.04 m3/s (319 cu ft/s) |
The Oudon is a 103.2 km (64.1 mi) long river in the Mayenne and Maine-et-Loire départements, western France. Its source is near La Gravelle. It flows generally south east. It is a right tributary of the Mayenne into which it flows between Le Lion-d'Angers and Grez-Neuville.
Its main tributary is the Verzée.
Départements and communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth:
- Mayenne: La Gravelle, Saint-Cyr-le-Gravelais, Ruillé-le-Gravelais, Montjean, Beaulieu-sur-Oudon, Méral, Cossé-le-Vivien, La Chapelle-Craonnaise, Athée, Livré-la-Touche, Craon, Bouchamps-lès-Craon, Chérancé
- Maine-et-Loire: Châtelais, L'Hôtellerie-de-Flée, Nyoiseau, Sainte-Gemmes-d'Andigné, Segré, La Chapelle-sur-Oudon, Andigné, Louvaines, Saint-Martin-du-Bois, Montreuil-sur-Maine, Le Lion-d'Angers and Grez-Neuville
Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 12th 2009.
References
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