Goyen (river)

Goyen
The mouth of the Goyen funnel with a view of Pont-Croix
Data
Water code	FR :  J4014000
location	France , Brittany region
source	in the municipality of Plonéis 48 ° 0 ′ 37 ″  N , 4 ° 12 ′ 1 ″  W
Source height	approx.  130  m
muzzle	between Audierne and Poulgoazec , municipality of Plouhinec , in the Atlantic Ocean Coordinates: 48 ° 0 ′ 40 ″  N , 4 ° 32 ′ 26 ″  W 48 ° 0 ′ 40 ″  N , 4 ° 32 ′ 26 ″  W
Mouth height	0  m
Height difference	approx. 130 m
Bottom slope	approx. 4.1 ‰
length	32 km
Catchment area	151 km²

The Goyen is a coastal river in France that runs in the Finistère department in the Brittany region . It rises in the municipality of Plonéis , generally drains in a westerly direction and flows into the Atlantic Ocean after 32 kilometers between Audierne and Poulgoazec , municipality of Plouhinec . From Pont-Croix the Goyen is already exposed to the tides and forms an estuary funnel about five kilometers long .

Places on the river

• Plonéis
• Gourlizon
• Guiler-sur-Goyen
• Confort-Meilars
• Mahalon
• Pont-Croix
• Poulgoazec , Plouhinec municipality
• Audierne

shipping

Ships can navigate the estuary section as far as Pont-Croix when the water level is appropriate .

Web links

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

Remarks

1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
3. ↑ ^{a b c} The information on the river length is based on the information about the Goyen at SANDRE (French), accessed on August 30, 2012, rounded to full kilometers.