Semnon

River in France

47°47′30″N 01°08′34″W / 47.79167°N 1.14278°W / 47.79167; -1.14278 • elevation90 m (300 ft) Mouth

• location

Vilaine

• coordinates

47°53′59″N 01°45′25″W / 47.89972°N 1.75694°W / 47.89972; -1.75694

• elevation

7 m (23 ft)Length73.3 km (45.5 mi)Basin size400 km² (150 sq mi)Discharge • average2.8 m³/s (99 cu ft/s) Basin featuresProgressionVilaine→ Atlantic Ocean

The Semnon (French pronunciation: [sɛmnɔ̃]; Breton: Sevnon) is a 73.3 km (45.5 mi) long river in the Mayenne, Maine-et-Loire, Ille-et-Vilaine and Loire-Atlantique départements, northwestern France.^[1] Its source is at Congrier. It flows generally west-northwest. It is a left tributary of the Vilaine into which it flows between Pléchâtel and Bourg-des-Comptes.

Départements and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

Mayenne: Congrier, Saint-Erblon, Senonnes
Maine-et-Loire: Pouancé
Ille-et-Vilaine: Eancé, Martigné-Ferchaud
Loire-Atlantique: Fercé
Ille-et-Vilaine: Thourie
Loire-Atlantique: Soulvache
Ille-et-Vilaine: Teillay, Ercé-en-Lamée, Lalleu, Tresbœuf, La Bosse-de-Bretagne, Bain-de-Bretagne, Pancé, Pléchâtel, Poligné, Bourg-des-Comptes

References

^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Semnon (J76-0300)".

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