Iron ore (river)

The Minette is a French Rivière located in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine and the area Brittany.

The Iron ore takes its source close to the Hameau of Barberie in edge of the common of Romagna and Saint-Germain-in-Coglès. After a course of 25,1 kilometers, it is thrown in the Couesnon on the level of old the mine of Pitches on the commune of Old man-Vy-on-Couesnon. The surface of sound Bassin pouring is approximately 9200 hectares.

Its principal tributary is the brooks of Vocadieu, Heurteloup, Frénouse, Greslé, the Moors of Saint-Hilaire, the Gravel, Villée (also called of Bélinaye), of Boulais and Ritort.

The Iron ore gave its name to the aqueduct which feeds the town of Rennes in Drinking water since 1882.

The Iron ore sprinkles the communes of Romagna, Saint-Germain-in-Coglès, Saint-Etienne-in-Coglès, Saint-Saver-of-Moors, Saint-Hilaire-of-Moors, Baillé, Plow for the third time It, Saint-Ouen-of-Freeholds, Saint-Christophe-with-Valains, Chauvigné and Old man-Vy-on-Couesnon.

See too

List of the rivers of France

External bonds

the course of Iron ore on the site sandre.eaufrance.fr

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