Ille (river)

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Ille
The lock from the Vilaine to the Ille in Rennes

The lock from the Vilaine to the Ille in Rennes

Data
Water code FR :  J71-0300
location France , Brittany region
River system Vilaine
Drain over Vilaine  → Atlantic Ocean
source on the municipal boundary of Dingé and Saint-Léger-des-Prés,
48 ° 22 ′ 20 ″  N , 1 ° 39 ′ 19 ″  W
Source height approx.  80  m
muzzle in the urban area of Rennes in the Vilaine coordinates: 48 ° 6 ′ 29 ″  N , 1 ° 41 ′ 51 ″  W 48 ° 6 ′ 29 ″  N , 1 ° 41 ′ 51 ″  W
Mouth height approx.  24  m
Height difference approx. 56 m
Bottom slope approx. 1.1 ‰
length approx. 49 km
Left tributaries Andouillé , Illet
Big cities Rennes
Small towns Betton
Navigable from the mouth to Montreuil-sur-Ille as part of the Canal d'Ille-et-Rance

The Ille is a river in France that runs in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the Brittany region . It rises under the name Ruisseau de la Guzardière in the hamlet of the same name Guzardière on the municipal boundary of Dingé and Saint-Léger-des-Prés , generally drains south and reaches the Canal d'Ille-et-Rance at Montreuil-sur-Ille . It serves as a canalised river up to its confluence as a right tributary into the Vilaine , in the middle of the city of Rennes . Its length is around 49 kilometers. The Ille is navigable in the area of ​​the Canal d'Ille-et-Rance. Today the canal is only used for tourism by sport boats and houseboats .

Places on the river

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source height according to geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. ↑ mouth height according to geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. ↑ Ille at SANDRE (French)