| Vilaine | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Brittany |
| Mouth | Atlantic Ocean |
| Basin countries | France |
| Length | 225 km |
| Source elevation | 153 m |
| Avg. Brittany (Breizh bʁejs Bretagne; Gallo: Bertaèyn) is a former independent Celtic kingdom and Duchy, now incorporated into A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. discharge | 80 m³/s |
| Basin area | 10,882 km² |
The Vilaine (Breton: Gwilen) is a river in Brittany, in the west of France. In Hydrology, the discharge or outflow of a River is the volume of Water transported by it in a certain amount of time The Breton language ( Brezhoneg) formerly often called Armoric or Armorican, is a Celtic language spoken by some of the inhabitants of Brittany "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there Brittany (Breizh bʁejs Bretagne; Gallo: Bertaèyn) is a former independent Celtic kingdom and Duchy, now incorporated into This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The river's source is in the Mayenne département (53), and flows out in the Atlantic Ocean at Tréhiguier in the Morbihan département (56). Mayenne (majɛn is a department in northwest France named after the Mayenne River. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Morbihan (Mor-Bihan is a department in the northwest of France named after the Morbihan ( small sea in Breton) the enclosed sea that is the It is 225 km long. The river is joined to the Rance by means of the Ille-Rance Canal by the commune of Évran. The Rance is a River of northwestern France. It flows into the English Channel between Dinard and Saint-Malo. Évran (Evrann Gallo: Evran) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Bretagne in northwestern France
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Course of the river
The river passes through 4 départements (Mayenne, Ille-et-Vilaine, Loire-Atlantique and Morbihan) and 4 main towns (Rennes, Vitré, Redon and La Roche-Bernard). Mayenne (majɛn is a department in northwest France named after the Mayenne River. Ille-et-Vilaine (Il-ha-Gwilen is a department of France, located in the region of Bretagne in the northwest of France. Loire-Atlantique (formerly Loire-Inférieure) is a department on the west coast of France named after the Loire River and the Atlantic Morbihan (Mor-Bihan is a department in the northwest of France named after the Morbihan ( small sea in Breton) the enclosed sea that is the Rennes ( Gallo: Resnn, Roazhon Condate Condate Riedonum is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern Vitré (Gwitreg is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Bretagne in northwestern France. Redon is a town and commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Bretagne northwestern France. La Roche-Bernard (Ar Roc'h-Bernez is a French commune located in the Morbihan département, in the Bretagne
Three barrages were built around Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine to avoid floods, the drinkable water and leisure spaces:
Hydrology
The river has a flow ranging between 2 and 1500 m3/s
Navigation
The Vilaine is part of Brittany's canal system. Vitré (Gwitreg is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Bretagne in northwestern France. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The section from Rennes to the Atlantic Ocean is navigable for smaller craft. In Rennes the river connects to the Canal d'Ille et Rance, in Redon it crosses the Canal de Nantes à Brest. The Canal de Nantes à Brest is a French Canal which links the two cities of Nantes and Brest through inland Brittany. (Source: NoorderSoft Waterways Database)