Varenne (Mayenne)
Varenne | ||
Varenne at Soucé |
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Water code | FR : M31-0300 | |
location | France , Normandy and Pays de la Loire regions | |
River system | Loire | |
Drain over | Mayenne → Maine → Loire → Atlantic Ocean | |
source | in the municipality of Landigou, 48 ° 44 ′ 26 ″ N , 0 ° 29 ′ 43 ″ W |
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Source height | 240 m | |
muzzle | near Vaux in the municipality of Ambrières-les-Vallées in the Mayenne coordinates: 48 ° 23 ′ 15 ″ N , 0 ° 36 ′ 39 ″ W 48 ° 23 ′ 15 ″ N , 0 ° 36 ′ 39 ″ W |
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Mouth height | 95 m | |
Height difference | 145 m | |
Bottom slope | 2.4 ‰ | |
length | 60 km | |
Right tributaries | Égrenne |
The Varenne (in the upper reaches also: Morin ) is an approx. 60 km long river in northern France that runs through the regions of Normandy and Pays de la Loire . On its way, the Varenne crosses the Orne and Mayenne departments .
course
The Varenne rises in the municipality of Landigou , drains mainly in a south-westerly and south-westerly direction, crosses large parts of the Normandie-Maine Regional Nature Park and flows after about 60 km at Vaux in the municipality of Ambrières-les-Vallées as a right tributary in the barrage reservoir de Saint-Fraimbault-de-Prières in the Mayenne .
Places on the river
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Web links
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