Meu

This article is about the river. For other uses, see MEU.

Meu
The river Meu at Montfort-sur-Meu
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	near Saint-Vran
• elevation	225 m (738 ft)
Mouth
• location	Vilaine
• elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Length	84.8 km (52.7 mi)
Basin size	468 km2 (181 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	3.13 m3/s (111 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Vilaine→ Atlantic Ocean

The Meu (French: le Meu) is an 84.8 km (52.7 mi) long river in the Côtes-d'Armor and Ille-et-Vilaine départements, north western France. Its source is at Saint-Vran, 2.4 km (1.5 mi) west of the village. It flows generally southeast. It is a right tributary of the Vilaine into which it flows at Goven, 5.7 km (3.5 mi) northeast of the village.

Départements and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

• Côtes-d'Armor: Saint-Vran, Mérillac, Merdrignac, Saint-Launeuc, Trémorel, Loscouët-sur-Meu
• Ille-et-Vilaine: Gaël, Muel, Bléruais, Saint-Maugan, Saint-Gonlay, Iffendic, Montfort-sur-Meu, Breteil, Talensac, Cintré, Mordelles, Bréal-sous-Montfort, Chavagne, Goven

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on January 27, 2009.

References

• http://www.geoportail.fr
• The Meu at the Sandre database