Varenne (Mayenne)

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Varenne
Varenne at Soucé

Varenne at Soucé

Data
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
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
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

Orne department
Mayenne department

Web links

Commons : Varenne (Mayenne)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information on the Varenne at SANDRE (French), accessed on February 14, 2010, rounded to the nearest kilometer.