The Chère (; br, Kaer) is a long river in the
Loire-Atlantique
Loire-Atlantique (; br, Liger-Atlantel; before 1957: ''Loire-Inférieure'', br, Liger-Izelañ, link=no) is a department in Pays de la Loire on the west coast of France, named after the river Loire and the Atlantic Ocean. It had a population o ...
and
Ille-et-Vilaine
Ille-et-Vilaine (; br, Il-ha-Gwilen) is a department of France, located in the region of Brittany in the northwest of the country. It is named after the two rivers of the Ille and the Vilaine. It had a population of 1,079,498 in 2019. ''
départements
A department (, ) is an administrative or political division in several countries. Departments are the first-level divisions of 11 countries, nine in the Americas and two in Africa. An additional 10 countries use departments as second-level div ...
'', northwestern France.
Its source is at
Soudan. It flows generally west. It is a
left tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage b ...
of the
Vilaine
The Vilaine (; br, 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 ...
into which it flows between
Pierric
Pierric (; br, Pierig) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
Geography
The river Chère forms all of the commune's northern border, then flows into the Vilaine.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Loire-Atlant ...
and
Sainte-Anne-sur-Vilaine
Sainte-Anne-sur-Vilaine (, literally ''Sainte-Anne on Vilaine''; br, Santez-Anna-ar-Gwilen) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Geography
The river Chère forms all of the commune's southern border ...
.
Communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth:
*Loire-Atlantique:
Soudan,
Châteaubriant
Châteaubriant (; br, Kastell-Briant; Gallo: ''Châtiaoberiant'') is a town in western France, about southwest of Paris, and one of the three sous-préfectures of the Loire-Atlantique department. Châteaubriant is also situated in the historica ...
,
Rougé
Rougé (; br, Ruzieg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France, near Rennes.
The name "Rougé" comes from the Latin "Rubiacus", means ''the red place'', in reference to the high iron-composition of the ground.
Geogr ...
,
Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux
Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux (; br, Sant-Albin-ar-C'hestell) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
Geography
The village is located in the northwestern part of the commune on the right bank of the river Chère, which ...
,
Sion-les-Mines
Sion-les-Mines (; br, Hezin-ar-Mengleuzioù) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
Geography
The river Chère flows westward through the commune.
See also
*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
The followin ...
,
Mouais
Mouais (; Gallo: ''Móaè'', ; br, Lanvoe) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
History
It is possible that the toponym comes from the hagionym Moë, an obscure Breton saint.
Geography
The town is located on the ...
,
Derval
Derval (; br, Derwal) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
Geography
The river Chère forms all of the commune's northern border.
Population
International relations
Derval is twinned with Llanidloes, a small ...
,
*Ille-et-Vilaine:
Grand-Fougeray
Grand-Fougeray (; ) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in north-western France.
Geography
The river Chère forms most of the commune's southern border.
Population
Inhabitants of Grand-Fougeray are called ''Fulkériens'' i ...
,
*Loire-Atlantique: Pierric,
*Ille-et-Vilaine: Sainte-Anne-sur-Vilaine
References
Rivers of France
Rivers of Brittany
Rivers of Loire-Atlantique
Rivers of Ille-et-Vilaine
Rivers of Pays de la Loire
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