Airon (river)

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Airon
Futaie
The river in the upper reaches

The river in the upper reaches

Data
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
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
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)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. ↑ 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