Douron

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Douron
Railway viaduct over the river in Le Ponthou

Railway viaduct over the river in Le Ponthou

Data
Water code FR :  J2404000
location France , Brittany region
River system Douron
source in the municipality of Scrignac
48 ° 27 ′ 58 ″  N , 3 ° 38 ′ 16 ″  W
Source height approx.  271  m
muzzle between the municipalities of Plestin-les-Grèves and Guimaëc in the English Channel Coordinates: 48 ° 39 ′ 33 ″  N , 3 ° 39 ′ 33 ″  W 48 ° 39 ′ 33 ″  N , 3 ° 39 ′ 33 ″  W
Mouth height approx.  0  m
Height difference approx. 271 m
Bottom slope approx. 9.7 ‰
length approx. 28 km

The Douron is a coastal river in France that runs in the Brittany region . It rises in the Armorique Regional Nature Park , in the municipality of Scrignac , generally drains in a northerly direction and flows into the English Channel after around 28 kilometers just below the hamlet of Le Vieux Châtel , in the municipality of Plestin-les-Grèves . The subsequent, about five kilometers long bay of the Ria type reaches the open sea at Locquirec . On its way, the Douron crosses the Finistère department and, in its lower reaches, forms the border with the neighboring Côtes-d'Armor department .

Places on the river

(in flow order)

Attractions

  • The valley of the river is registered as a Natura 2000 reserve under number FR5300004.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. ↑ Douron at SANDRE (French)