Linon (Rance)

Linon
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Water code	FR :  J07-0300
location	France , Brittany region
River system	Rance
Drain over	Rance  → English Channel
source	in the municipality of Trémeheuc, 48 ° 25 ′ 50 ″  N , 1 ° 41 ′ 27 ″  W
Source height	approx.  110  m
muzzle	in the municipality of Évran in the Rance coordinates: 48 ° 23 ′ 15 ″  N , 1 ° 59 ′ 55 ″  W 48 ° 23 ′ 15 ″  N , 1 ° 59 ′ 55 ″  W
Mouth height	approx.  10  m
Height difference	approx. 100 m
Bottom slope	approx. 2.8 ‰
length	36 km
Catchment area	305 km²
Left tributaries	Donac
Right tributaries	Bouteillerie
Small towns	Combourg

The Linon is a river in France that runs in the Brittany region . It rises in the municipality of Trémeheuc , generally drains in a south-westerly direction and flows into the Rance after 37 kilometers in the municipality of Évran as a right tributary . On its last kilometers it runs parallel to the Canal d'Ille-et-Rance and contributes to the water supply of the canal. On its way, the Linon crosses the Ille-et-Vilaine and Côtes-d'Armor departments .

Places on the river

• Trémeheuc
• Combourg
• Saint-Domineuc
• Trévérien
• Evran

Remarks

1. ↑ Source geoportail.fr (1: 32,000)
2. ↑ estuary geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
3. ↑ ^{a b c} The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Linon at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 8, 2011, rounded to the nearest kilometer.