Nançon
| Nançon | ||
 The river crosses Fougères |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : J0014000 | |
| location | France , Brittany region | |
| River system | Couesnon | |
| Drain over | Couesnon → English Channel | |
| source | in the municipality of Landéan 48 ° 27 ′ 7 ″ N , 1 ° 8 ′ 57 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 155 m | |
| muzzle | in the municipality of Fougères in the Couesnon Coordinates: 48 ° 19 ′ 48 ″ N , 1 ° 12 ′ 41 ″ W 48 ° 19 ′ 48 ″ N , 1 ° 12 ′ 41 ″ W |
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| Mouth height | approx. 65 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 90 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 4.5 ‰ | |
| length | 20 km | |
| Catchment area | 73 km² | |
| Small towns | Fougères | |
The Nançon is a river in France that runs in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the Brittany region . It rises near the hamlet of La Cautardière in the municipality of Landéan , close to the border with the neighboring municipality of Louvigné-du-Désert , generally drains from southwest to south, crosses the town of Fougères and, after 20 kilometers, flows into the river a few kilometers south of the town as a left tributary Couesnon . A second estuary reaches the Couesnon about 700 meters further downstream.
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)
Web links
Commons : Nançon - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Nançon from SANDRE (French), accessed on November 23, 2013, rounded to full kilometers.