Cens

Cens
Winter view of the river in Orvault
Data
Water code	FR :  M6357000
location	France , Pays de la Loire region
River system	Loire
Drain over	Erdre  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source	in the municipality of Vigneux-de-Bretagne 47 ° 18 ′ 14 ″  N , 1 ° 45 ′ 6 ″  W
Source height	approx.  78  m
muzzle	in the urban area of Nantes in the Erdre coordinates: 47 ° 14 ′ 32 ″  N , 1 ° 32 ′ 50 ″  W 47 ° 14 ′ 32 ″  N , 1 ° 32 ′ 50 ″  W
Mouth height	approx.  5  m
Height difference	approx. 73 m
Bottom slope	approx. 3.2 ‰
length	23 km
Big cities	Nantes
Medium-sized cities	Orvault
Small towns	Sautron

The Cens is a river in France that runs in the Loire-Atlantique department in the Pays de la Loire region . It rises in the municipal area of Vigneux-de-Bretagne , generally drains in a south-easterly direction and flows after 23 kilometers in the urban area of Nantes as a right tributary into the Erdre , which forms the canal de Nantes à Brest in this section .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

• Sautron
• Orvault
• Nantes

Web links

Commons : Cens  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
3. ↑ Water information system Service d'Administration National des Données et Référentiels sur l'Eau (French) ( information ), accessed on May 15, 2014, rounded to full kilometers