Aven (river)

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Aven
The mouth of the Aven

The mouth of the Aven

Data
Water code FR :  J46-0300
location France , Brittany region
River system Aven
source northeast of Coray
48 ° 4 ′ 0 ″  N , 3 ° 48 ′ 44 ″  W
Source height approx.  203  m
muzzle at Port Manec'h , in the municipality of Névez , in the Atlantic Ocean Coordinates: 47 ° 48 ′ 5 ″  N , 3 ° 44 ′ 6 ″  W 47 ° 48 ′ 5 ″  N , 3 ° 44 ′ 6 ″  W
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference approx. 203 m
Bottom slope approx. 5.2 ‰
length 39 km
Left tributaries Ster-Goz
Reservoirs flowed through Barrage de Rosporden
Small towns Rosporden
Navigable from the mouth to Pont-Aven

The Aven is a coastal river in France that runs in the Finistère department in the Brittany region . It rises just northeast of Coray , generally drains in a southerly direction and flows into the Atlantic Ocean after 39 kilometers at Port Manec'h , in the municipality of Névez . Below Pont-Aven it is subject to the tides ; it has an estuary about five kilometers long . Immediately at its mouth, it meets the mouth of the Bélon River .

Places on the river

Web links

Commons : Aven  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information on the Aven from SANDRE (French), accessed on November 24, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.