The Druance is a river in northwestern France, flowing through the department of

Calvados Calvados (, , ) is a brandy from Normandy in France, made from apples and/or pears. History In France Apple orchards and brewers are mentioned as far back as the 8th century by Charlemagne. The first known record of Norman distillation was ma ...

. It is 31.24 km long. Its source is in

Les Monts d'Aunay Les Monts d'Aunay () is a commune in the department of Calvados, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Aunay-sur-Odon (the seat), Bauquay, Campandré-Valcongrain, Danvou-la- ...

, and it flows into the river

Noireau The Noireau is a river in northwestern France, crossing the departments of Orne and Calvados (department), Calvados. It is 43.26 km long. Its source is in Saint-Christophe-de-Chaulieu, and it flows into the river Orne (river), Orne on the bor ...

in the commune of

Condé-sur-Noireau Condé-sur-Noireau () is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Condé-en-Normandie. It is situated on the Noireau River. In the fi ...

and through Suisse Normande. It flows through three other communes, Terres de Druance, Périgny &

Pontécoulant Pontécoulant () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Geography The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and ...

all of which are in the area known as Suisse Normande. The surrounding area of the river and its tributeries are a

Natura 2000 Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union. It is made up of Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas designated under the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive, respectiv ...

conservation area, called

Bassin de la Druance Bassin de la Druance translated as the Druance Basin is a Natura 2000 conservation area that is 5,729 hectares in size. Geography The area is a mixture of shales, Brioverian sandstones then Ordovician sandstones, with which the wet meadows at the ...

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{{Reflist Rivers of France Rivers of Normandy Rivers of Calvados (department)