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Oudon (river)

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Native name
  
L'Oudon (m)

Basin size
  
1,350 km (520 sq mi)

Discharge
  
9.04 m³/s

Country
  
France

River mouth
  
Mayenne 18 m (59 ft)

Length
  
103 km

Basin area
  
1,350 km²

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Main source
  
La Gravelle 150 m (490 ft)

Progression
  
Mayenne→ Maine→ Loire→ Atlantic Ocean

The Oudon is a 103.2 km (64.1 mi) long river in the Mayenne and Maine-et-Loire départements, western France. Its source is near La Gravelle. It flows generally south east. It is a right tributary of the Mayenne into which it flows between Le Lion-d'Angers and Grez-Neuville.

Contents

Map of L'Oudon, France

Its main tributary is the Verzée.

Départements and communes along its courseEdit

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

  • Mayenne: La Gravelle, Saint-Cyr-le-Gravelais, Ruillé-le-Gravelais, Montjean, Beaulieu-sur-Oudon, Méral, Cossé-le-Vivien, La Chapelle-Craonnaise, Athée, Livré-la-Touche, Craon, Bouchamps-lès-Craon, Chérancé
  • Maine-et-Loire: Châtelais, L'Hôtellerie-de-Flée, Nyoiseau, Sainte-Gemmes-d'Andigné, Segré, La Chapelle-sur-Oudon, Andigné, Louvaines, Saint-Martin-du-Bois, Montreuil-sur-Maine, Le Lion-d'Angers and Grez-Neuville

    • References

    Oudon (river) Wikipedia
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