The Meu () is an long
river in the
Côtes-d'Armor and
Ille-et-Vilaine ''
départements'', north western
France.
Its source is at
Saint-Vran
Saint-Vran (; ; Gallo: ''Saent-Veran'') is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Geography
The Meu river has its source in the commune.
Population
Inhabitants of Saint-Vran are called ''brennoviens'' i ...
, west of the village. It flows generally southeast. It is a
right tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...
of the
Vilaine into which it flows at
Goven, northeast of the village.
''Départements'' and communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth:
* Côtes-d'Armor: Saint-Vran,
Mérillac
Mérillac (; br, Merelieg) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Geography
The Meu forms part of the commune's southern border.
The Rance
Rance may refer to:
Places
* Rance (river), northwestern ...
,
Merdrignac
Merdrignac (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Geography
The River Meu forms most of the commune's northern border.
Climate
Merdrignac has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cf ...
,
Saint-Launeuc
Saint-Launeuc (; br, Sant-Laoueneg) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Geography
The river Meu forms the commune's southern border. The Rance
Rance may refer to:
Places
* Rance (river), north ...
,
Trémorel,
Loscouët-sur-Meu
* Ille-et-Vilaine:
Gaël
Gaël (Gallo: ''Gaèu'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
It lies southwest of Rennes between Saint-Méen-le-Grand and Mauron. In the 18th century, a fair was held twice a year in August and ...
,
Muel,
Bléruais
Bléruais (; br, Blerwaz; Gallo: ''Bleruaz'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Geography
The River Meu forms most of the commune's northern boundary.
Population
The inhabitants of Bléruais ...
,
Saint-Maugan,
Saint-Gonlay
Saint-Gonlay (; Local pronunciation: Saint Gonlâ) is a commune in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany in the northwest of France.
Geography
The Meu river goes through the town.
There are 280 inhabitants in Saint-Gonlay and the territ ...
,
Iffendic,
Montfort-sur-Meu
Montfort-sur-Meu (, literally ''Montfort on Meu''; br, Moñforzh) is a Communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, department of Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in the northwest of France.
It is noted ...
,
Breteil
Breteil (; br, Brezhiel) is a Communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, department of Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany (administrative region), Brittany. It is located in northwestern France.
Geography
The river Meu forms the commune' ...
,
Talensac
Talensac (; ; Gallo: ''Talanczac'') is a commune in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany in the northwest of France.
Geography
The river Meu forms all of the commune's eastern border.
Located at 20 km in the West of Rennes in the pe ...
,
Cintré
Cintré (; ; Gallo: ''Ceintraé'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Geography
The river Meu forms all of the commune's western border.
Population
Inhabitants of Cintré are called ''Cintréens'' ...
,
Mordelles
Mordelles (; ; Gallo: ''Mordèll'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Geography
The river Meu forms the commune's southwestern border.
Population
Inhabitants of Mordelles are called in French ' ...
,
Bréal-sous-Montfort
Bréal-sous-Montfort (, literally ''Bréal under Montfort''; ) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the region in Brittany in northwestern France.
It is located in the outer southwest district of Rennes, near the Broceliand woods ...
,
Chavagne
Chavagne (; ; Gallo: ''Chavayn'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Geography
The river Meu forms all of the commune's southern border, then flows into the Vilaine, which forms all of its eastern ...
, Goven
References
Rivers of France
Rivers of Brittany
Rivers of Côtes-d'Armor
Rivers of Ille-et-Vilaine
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