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Native name
  
Le Blavet

River mouth
  
Atlantic Ocean

Source
  
Brittany

Country
  
France

Main source
  
Brittany

Length
  
149 km

Mouth
  
Atlantic Ocean

Bridges
  
Bonhomme Bridge

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The Blavet river flows from central Brittany and enters the Atlantic Ocean on the south coast near Lorient. The river is canalized for most of its length and is navigable for smaller craft. It is part of Brittany's canal system and became more important when the western half of that system got cut off by the construction of Lake Guerlédan's hydroelectric power dam. Today, boat traffic coming from Nantes via Redon has to take the Canal du Blavet and the Blavet river in order to reach the ocean near Lorient.

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Map of Le Blavet, France

The source of the Blavet is east of Bulat-Pestivien, Côtes-d'Armor. It flows through the following départements and towns:

  • Côtes-d'Armor: Saint-Nicolas-du-Pélem, Gouarec
  • Morbihan: Pontivy, Hennebont, Lorient
  • Among its tributaries are the Ével and the Scorff.

    References

    Blavet Wikipedia