Airon (river)
Airon Futaie |
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The river in the upper reaches |
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Water code | FR : I91-0400 | |
location | France , Pays de la Loire regions , Brittany and Normandy | |
River system | Sélune | |
Drain over | Sélune → English Channel | |
source | on the municipal boundary of Montaudin and Saint-Berthevin-la-Tannière 48 ° 23 ′ 22 ″ N , 0 ° 57 ′ 41 ″ W |
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Source height | approx. 192 m | |
muzzle | in the municipality of Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët in the Sélune Coordinates: 48 ° 34 ′ 54 ″ N , 1 ° 6 ′ 40 ″ W 48 ° 34 ′ 54 ″ N , 1 ° 6 ′ 40 ″ W |
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Mouth height | approx. 60 m | |
Height difference | approx. 132 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 3.1 ‰ | |
length | 42 km | |
Catchment area | approx. 276 km² | |
Left tributaries | Glaine |
The Airon (in the upper reaches: Futaie ) is a river in France that runs through the Pays de la Loire , Brittany and Normandy regions. It rises on the municipal boundary of Montaudin and Saint-Berthevin-la-Tannière in the Mayenne department and generally drains north to northwest. Over a length of about ten kilometers, it forms the border with the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany. At the confluence of its left tributary Glaine , it changes its name from Futaie to Airon . It now reaches the Manche department in Normandy, where after a total of 42 kilometers it flows into the Sélune as a left tributary in the municipality of Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët .
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)
- La Tannière , commune of Saint-Berthevin-la-Tannière
- Pontmain
- Bourg-l'Épine , municipality of Louvigné-du-Désert
- Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët
Individual evidence
- ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ a b Water information system Service d'Administration National des Données et Référentiels sur l'Eau (French) ( information ), accessed on December 6, 2016, rounded to full kilometers