Udon (Orne)

Udon
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Water code	FR :  I21-0410
location	France , Normandy region
River system	Orne
Drain over	Orne  → English Channel
source	in the parish of Chahains, 48 ° 33 ′ 47 ″  N , 0 ° 7 ′ 40 ″  W
Source height	approx.  305  m
muzzle	on the municipal boundary of Écouché and Sevrai in the Orne Coordinates: 48 ° 43 ′ 4 ″  N , 0 ° 7 ′ 56 ″  W 48 ° 43 ′ 4 ″  N , 0 ° 7 ′ 56 ″  W
Mouth height	approx.  147  m
Height difference	approx. 158 m
Bottom slope	approx. 5.6 ‰
length	28 km
Left tributaries	Couillard
The Carrouges Castle on the banks of the river

The Udon is a river in France that runs in the Orne department in the Normandy region . It rises in the Normandie-Maine Regional Nature Park , in the municipality of Chahains , generally drains in a northerly direction and flows into the Orne as a left tributary after 28 kilometers at the municipal boundary of Écouché and Sevrai .

Places on the river

• Carrouges
• Sainte-Marguerite-de-Carrouges
• Sainte-Marie-la-Robert
• Vieux-Pont
• Joué-du-Plain
• Udon , Sevrai parish
• Écouché

Attractions

• Carrouges Castle , castle from the 15th to 18th centuries, monument historique
• Maison du Parc of the Normandy-Maine Regional Nature Park located in the castle grounds

Remarks

1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
3. ↑ ^{a b} The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Udon from SANDRE (French), accessed on October 25, 2012, rounded to full kilometers.
4. ↑ Entry no. PA00110758 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)