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 Ille-e ...
and
Maine-et-Loire
Maine-et-Loire () is a department in the Loire Valley in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France. It is named after the two rivers, Maine and the Loire. It borders Mayenne and Sarthe to the north, Loire-Atlantique to the west, Indr ...
'' départements'', western France. Its source is near
La Gravelle
La Gravelle () is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.
Geography
The river Oudon has its source in the commune.
See also
* Communes of the Mayenne department
References
Gravelle
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. It flows generally south east. 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 drainag ...
of the
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 Ille-e ...
into which it flows between
Le Lion-d'Angers
Le Lion-d'Angers is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 1 January 2016, the former commune of Andigné was merged into Le Lion-d'Angers.Grez-Neuville
Grez-Neuville () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.
Geography
The Oudon forms part of the commune's northern border before joining the Mayenne, which flows south through the commune.
See also
*Communes of the Mai ...
The river flows through the following ''départements'' and localities, from source to mouth:
* Mayenne:
La Gravelle
La Gravelle () is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.
Geography
The river Oudon has its source in the commune.
See also
* Communes of the Mayenne department
References
Gravelle
Michael and Sharen Gravelle w ...
Ruillé-le-Gravelais
Ruillé-le-Gravelais () is a former commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Loiron-Ruillé.Montjean, Beaulieu-sur-Oudon,
Méral
Méral () is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.
Geography
The Oudon River forms part of the commune's north-eastern border.
See also
*Communes of Mayenne
The following is a list of the 240 communes of the Mayenne ...
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Cossé-le-Vivien
Cossé-le-Vivien () is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.
Geography
The river Oudon
Oudon () is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
Population
Gallery
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La Chapelle-Craonnaise
La Chapelle-Craonnaise () is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.
Geography
The river Oudon
Oudon () is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
Population
Gallery
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Livré-la-Touche
Livré-la-Touche () is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. Prior to October 6, 2008, it was known as Livré.
Geography
The river Oudon
Oudon () is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department
Department may refe ...
Bouchamps-lès-Craon
Bouchamps-lès-Craon (, literally ''Bouchamps near Craon'') is a commune in the Mayenne department in northwestern France.
Geography
The river Oudon
Oudon () is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
Populatio ...
Louvaines
Louvaines () is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 15 December 2016, it was merged into the new commune Segré-en-Anjou Bleu.Saint-Martin-du-Bois,
Montreuil-sur-Maine
Montreuil-sur-Maine (, literally ''Montreuil on Maine'') is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.
Geography
The Oudon forms the commune's south-western border. The Mayenne flows south through the middle of the commune.
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Le Lion-d'Angers
Le Lion-d'Angers is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 1 January 2016, the former commune of Andigné was merged into Le Lion-d'Angers.Grez-Neuville
Grez-Neuville () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.
Geography
The Oudon forms part of the commune's northern border before joining the Mayenne, which flows south through the commune.
See also
*Communes of the Mai ...
Navigation
The Oudon was canalised in the 19th century from Segré to the river Mayenne, over a distance of 18 km with three locks. The waterway was used to transport timber for construction,
granite
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and
slate
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. The river, restored to navigation in 1980, is now part of the popular Anjou river network, with the Mayenne, Sarthe and their "common trunk" of the Maine down to the river Loire.