Penzé
Penzé | ||
End of the navigable route and port at the hamlet of Penzé |
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Data | ||
Water code | FR : J27-0300 | |
location | France , Brittany region | |
River system | Penzé | |
source | in the municipality of Plounéour-Ménez 48 ° 25 ′ 28 ″ N , 3 ° 52 ′ 12 ″ W |
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Source height | approx. 285 m | |
muzzle | between Saint-Pol-de-Léon and Carantec in the English Channel Coordinates: 48 ° 39 ′ 35 ″ N , 3 ° 56 ′ 43 ″ W 48 ° 39 ′ 35 ″ N , 3 ° 56 ′ 43 ″ W |
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Mouth height | 0 m | |
Height difference | approx. 285 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 7.1 ‰ | |
length | 40 km | |
Catchment area | 210 km² | |
Left tributaries | Eon | |
Right tributaries | Coat Toulzac'h | |
Navigable | in the mouth section |
The Penzé is a coastal river in France that runs in the Finistère department in the Brittany region . It rises in the Armorique Regional Nature Park , on the northern flank of the Monts d'Arrée , in the municipality of Plounéour-Ménez , drains in an arc from west to north and flows 40 kilometers between the municipal areas of Saint-Pol-de-Léon and Carantec in the Bay of Morlaix in the English Channel . Below the hamlet of the same name, Penzé , the river is already exposed to the tides and forms an estuary .
Places on the river
(in flow order)
- Plounéour-Ménez
- Loc-Eguiner-Saint-Thégonnec
- Guimiliau
- Saint-Thégonnec
- Guiclan
- Penzé , Taulé municipality
- Pont de la Corde , Henvic municipality
Attractions
- Château de Penhoat , ruined castle from the 13th century at the confluence with the Coat Touzac'h - Monument historique
- The mouth of the river is part of the Natura 2000 protected area under the number FR5300015.
Web links
Commons : Penzé - 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 Penzé from SANDRE (French), accessed on March 15, 2013, rounded to full kilometers.
- ↑ Château de Penhoat in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)