Meant
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| Water code | FR : K6414000 | |
| location | France , Center-Val de Loire region | |
| River system | Loire | |
| Drain over | Sauldre → Cher → Loire → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | in the municipality of Pierrefitte-sur-Sauldre 47 ° 30 ′ 55 ″ N , 2 ° 5 ′ 59 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 130 m | |
| muzzle | in the municipality of La Ferté-Imbault in the Sauldre coordinates: 47 ° 23 '37 " N , 1 ° 56' 40" E 47 ° 23 '37 " N , 1 ° 56' 40" E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 94 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 36 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 1.8 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 20 km | |
| Right tributaries | Petit Méant | |
The Méant is a river in France that runs in the Loir-et-Cher department in the Center-Val de Loire region . It rises in the western municipality of Pierrefitte-sur-Sauldre , generally drains south-west through the Sologne landscape and flows into the Sauldre as a right tributary after around 20 kilometers in the municipality of La Ferté-Imbault . On its way, the Méant crosses the A71 motorway .
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)
- Le Neuillon , municipality of Pierrefitte-sur-Sauldre
- Les Breuillettes , municipality of Pierrefitte-sur-Sauldre
- Le Clos d'Issay , municipality of Nouan-le-Fuzelier
- La Saulot , Salbris parish
- L'Ecluse , Salbris parish
- Le Méant , Salbris municipality
- La Ferté-Imbault