The Jouanne () is a long
river
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...
in western
France
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located in the department of
Mayenne
Mayenne ( ) is a landlocked department in northwest France named after the river Mayenne. Mayenne is part of the administrative region of Pays de la Loire and is surrounded by the departments of Manche, Orne, Sarthe, Maine-et-Loire, and Il ...
, region of
Pays de la Loire. It is a tributary of the river
Mayenne
Mayenne ( ) is a landlocked department in northwest France named after the river Mayenne. Mayenne is part of the administrative region of Pays de la Loire and is surrounded by the departments of Manche, Orne, Sarthe, Maine-et-Loire, and Il ...
on the left side, and so is a sub-tributary of the
Loire
The Loire ( , , ; ; ; ; ) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world. With a length of , it drains , more than a fifth of France's land, while its average discharge is only half that of the Rhône.
It rises in the so ...
by Mayenne and Maine.
History
The name of Jouanne probably goes back to the
Gaulish
Gaulish is an extinct Celtic languages, Celtic language spoken in parts of Continental Europe before and during the period of the Roman Empire. In the narrow sense, Gaulish was the language of the Celts of Gaul (now France, Luxembourg, Belgium, ...
form ''div-onna'' (divine-water). The evolution of
Divonne is exactly the same as that of divrnus which engendered ''day'' in modern French.
Gallery
Image:Etang des Alleux.jpg, The Alleux pond in Argentré
Image:Mézangers Château Rocher étang.JPG, Rocher castle in Mézangers
See also
*
Ouette
References
External links
Navigation details for 80 French rivers and canals(French waterways website section)
Rivers of France
Rivers of Mayenne
Rivers of Pays de la Loire
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