Bélon (river)

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Bélon
The mouth of the Bélon

The mouth of the Bélon

Data
Water code FR :  J4634000
location France , Brittany region
River system Bélon
source in the municipality of Bannalec
47 ° 54 ′ 43 ″  N , 3 ° 40 ′ 39 ″  W
Source height 88  m
muzzle near Kerfany les Pins , municipality of Moëlan-sur-Mer , in the Atlantic Ocean Coordinates: 47 ° 48 '7 "  N , 3 ° 43' 37"  W 47 ° 48 '7 "  N , 3 ° 43' 37"  W
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference 88 m
Bottom slope 3.4 ‰
length 26 km
Right tributaries Aven
Small towns Moëlan-sur-Mer
Navigable from the mouth to Pont-Guily

The Bélon is a river in France that runs in the Finistère department in the Brittany region . It rises in the municipality of Bannalec and initially drains in a south-westerly direction, then turns to the south and south-east and flows into the Atlantic Ocean after 26 kilometers at Kerfany les Pins , in the municipality of Moëlan-sur-Mer . Below the village of Pont-Guily, it is already subject to the tides and forms a five-kilometer-long estuary , which is famous for its oyster farming in the upper part . Immediately at its mouth, it meets the mouth of the Aven river .

Places on the river

Remarks

  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 Bélon at SANDRE (French), accessed on October 10, 2018, rounded to full kilometers.