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The Vilaine (French pronunciation: [vilɛn] (listen); Breton: Gwilen) is a river in Brittany, in the west of France. The river's source is in the Mayenne département (53), and it flows out into the Atlantic Ocean at Pénestin in the Morbihan département (56). It is 218 km long.[1]

Vilaine
The Vilaine in Rennes.
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Native name	La Vilaine (French)
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Juvigné, Mayenne
• coordinates	48°13′46″N 01°03′11″W
• elevation	175 m (574 ft)
Mouth
• location	Atlantic Ocean
• coordinates	47°30′20″N 2°29′57″W
Length	218.1 km (135.5 mi)
Basin size	10,882 km2 (4,202 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	80 m3/s (2,800 cu ft/s)

Course of the river

The river arises near the towns of Juvigné and La Croixille. It passes through 4 départements (Mayenne, Ille-et-Vilaine, Loire-Atlantique and Morbihan) and 4 main towns (Rennes, Vitré, Redon, and La Roche-Bernard), then flows into the Bay of Biscay by Pénestin.

Three barrages were built around Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine to alleviate flooding, while securing potable water supplies:^{[citation needed]}

• 1978 Valière barrage
• 1982 Haute-Vilaine barrage
• 1995 Villaumur barrage

They are also amenities for recreational activities.

Hydrology

The river has a flow ranging between 2 and 1500 m³/s^{[citation needed]}

Navigation

The Vilaine is part of Brittany's canal system, built mainly in the 19th century for relatively small barges (130 tonnes). The entire system was transferred to the Brittany Region in 2011. In Rennes the river connects to the Canal d'Ille et Rance hence the Rance estuary, which enters the English Channel at Saint-Malo. In Redon it crosses the Canal de Nantes à Brest, giving access to Pontivy and the Blavet (west) and Nantes (east).

Main tributaries

• Ille
• Meu
• Seiche
• Semnon
• Chère
• Don
• Oust
• Isac

References

External links

• River Vilaine navigation guide; places, ports and moorings on the river, by the author of Inland Waterways of France, Imray

• Navigation details for 80 French rivers and canals (French waterways website section)

На других языках

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[de] Vilaine

Die Vilaine ist ein Küstenfluss in Frankreich, der in den Regionen Pays de la Loire und Bretagne verläuft. Er entspringt im Gemeindegebiet von Juvigné. Die Vilaine durchquert die Départements Mayenne, Ille-et-Vilaine und Morbihan und mündet nach rund 218[2] Kilometern bei Arzal, an der Südküste der Bretagne, als Ästuar in den Atlantik.

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- [en] Vilaine

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[es] Río Vilaine

El río Vilaine (bretón, Gwilen) es un río costero de Bretaña, en el oeste de Francia. La fuente del río está en el departamento de Mayenne (53), y desemboca en el océano Atlántico en Pénestin, en el departamento de Morbihan (56). Tiene 218 km de largo. Está unido al Rance a través del Canal d'Ille-et-Rance en el municipio de Évran.

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[it] Vilaine

La Vilaine /vi'lɛn/ (Bretone: Gwilen) è un fiume della Bretagna, nel nord ovest della Francia. Nasce nel dipartimento di Mayenne della regione dei Paesi della Loira e sfocia nell'Oceano Atlantico tra i comuni di Muzillac e Pénestin (Tréhiguier), nel dipartimento di Morbihan in Bretagna dopo un percorso di 225 km.[1] Il fiume è collegato al Rance (fiume che nasce in Bretagna e dopo 102 km sfocia nella Manica, tra Dinard e Saint-Malo) attraverso il canale Ille-Rance Canal nella località di Évran.

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[ru] Вилен (река)

Виле́н (фр. Vilaine, брет. Gwilen) — река в Бретани, на западе Франции. Длина — 218[1] км.

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