Meu

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

Meu
The river Meu at Montfort-sur-Meu
Origin	near Saint-Vran
Mouth	Vilaine
Progression	Vilaine→ Atlantic Ocean
Basin countries	France
Length	84.8 km (52.7 mi)
Source elevation	225 m (738 ft)
Mouth elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Avg. discharge	3.13 m3/s (111 cu ft/s) at mouth
Basin area	468 km2 (181 sq mi)

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