The Meu () is an long

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...

in the Côtes-d'Armor 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'', north western

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. Its source is at

Saint-Vran Saint-Vran (; ; Gallo: ''Saent-Veran'') is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. Geography The Meu river has its source in the commune. Population Inhabitants of Saint-Vran are called ''brennoviens'' i ...

, west of the village. It flows generally southeast. It is a

right 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 ...

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 at Goven, 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 Merdrignac (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. Geography The River Meu forms most of the commune's northern border. Climate Merdrignac has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification ...

, Saint-Launeuc, Trémorel, Loscouët-sur-Meu * Ille-et-Vilaine:

Gaël Gaël (Gallo: ''Gaèu'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. It lies southwest of Rennes between Saint-Méen-le-Grand and Mauron. In the 18th century, a fair was held twice a year in August and ...

, Muel,

Bléruais Bléruais (; br, Blerwaz; Gallo: ''Bleruaz'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. Geography The River Meu forms most of the commune's northern boundary. Population The inhabitants of Bléruais ...

Saint-Maugan Saint-Maugan (; br, Sant-Malgant; Gallo: ''Saent-Maugant'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. Geography The commune is traversed by the Meu river. Population Inhabitants of Saint-Maugan are calle ...

Saint-Gonlay Saint-Gonlay (; Local pronunciation: Saint Gonlâ) is a commune in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany in the northwest of France. Geography The Meu river goes through the town. There are 280 inhabitants in Saint-Gonlay and the territ ...

, Iffendic,

Montfort-sur-Meu Montfort-sur-Meu (, literally ''Montfort on Meu''; br, Moñforzh) is a Communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, department of Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in the northwest of France. It is noted ...

Breteil Breteil (; br, Brezhiel) is a Communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, department of Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany (administrative region), Brittany. It is located in northwestern France. Geography The river Meu forms the commune' ...

Talensac Talensac (; ; Gallo: ''Talanczac'') is a commune in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany in the northwest of France. Geography The river Meu forms all of the commune's eastern border. Located at 20 km in the West of Rennes in the pe ...

Cintré Cintré (; ; Gallo: ''Ceintraé'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France. Geography The river Meu forms all of the commune's western border. Population Inhabitants of Cintré are called ''Cintréens'' ...

Mordelles Mordelles (; ; Gallo: ''Mordèll'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France. Geography The river Meu forms the commune's southwestern border. Population Inhabitants of Mordelles are called in French ' ...

Bréal-sous-Montfort Bréal-sous-Montfort (, literally ''Bréal under Montfort''; ) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the region in Brittany in northwestern France. It is located in the outer southwest district of Rennes, near the Broceliand woods ...

Chavagne Chavagne (; ; Gallo: ''Chavayn'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France. Geography The river Meu forms all of the commune's southern border, then flows into the Vilaine, which forms all of its eastern ...

, Goven

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