Penzé

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Penzé
End of the navigable route and port at the hamlet of Penzé

End of the navigable route and port at the hamlet of Penzé

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
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
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)

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

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Château de Penhoat in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)