The Odet ( br, Oded) is a

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 western

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

(

Finistère Finistère (, ; br, Penn-ar-Bed ) is a department of France in the extreme west of Brittany. In 2019, it had a population of 915,090.

department), which runs from

Saint-Goazec Saint-Goazec (; br, Sant-Wazeg) in commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Saint-Goazec are called in French ''Saint-Goaziens''. The commune's population peaks in 1906. Geography ...

(near

Leuhan Leuhan (; br, Leuc'han) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Leuhan are called in French ''Leuhannais''. Map See also *Communes of the Finistère department The followi ...

, in the

Montagnes Noires The Montagnes Noires ( French, 'black mountains'), also known as the Montagne Noire ( French, 'black mountain') and in Breton as Menez Du are an east–west oriented range of hills in Brittany centred on the town of Gourin. They culminate in the ...

Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, Historical region, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known ...

) into the

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Bénodet Bénodet (; Breton: ''Benoded'') is a commune in the Finistère department and administrative region of Brittany in north-western France.Breton Breton most often refers to: *anything associated with Brittany, and generally ** Breton people ** Breton language, a Southwestern Brittonic Celtic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken in Brittany ** Breton (horse), a breed **Ga ...

. The river runs past, or through, the towns of

Bénodet Bénodet (; Breton: ''Benoded'') is a commune in the Finistère department and administrative region of Brittany in north-western France.Combrit Combrit () is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Artists such as Lucien Simon Lucien Joseph Simon (1861 – 1945) was a French painter and teacher born in Paris. Early life and education Simon was bo ...

, Plomelin,

Quimper Quimper (, ; br, Kemper ; la, Civitas Aquilonia or ) is a commune and prefecture of the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Administration Quimper is the prefecture (capital) of the Finistère department. Geography The ...

, Ergué-Gabéric,

Briec-de-l'Odet Briec (, formerly ''Briec-de-l'Odet''; br, Brieg) is a commune in the Finistère department in the region of Brittany in north-western France. Sights * Calvary at Saint-Vennec, (1556) *Chapelle de la Madeleine, 16th century *Chapelle de Sainte- ...

, Langolen, Coray, Trégourez,

and

. It is long and its basin area is . The river is popular with

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ers. In 2021, an article published in the Bulletin of the French Prehistoric Society reported that archaeologists had interpreted the

Saint-Bélec slab The Saint-Bélec slab is a stone artefact from western Brittany thought to be a map of an early Bronze Age principality. It was discovered by Paul du Châtellier in a prehistoric burial ground in Finistère, where it formed part of an early Bron ...

, a 4,000-year-old stone rediscovered in 2014, as a three-dimensional representation of the Odet valley. This would make the Saint-Bélec slab the oldest known map of a territory in the world. According to the authors, the map probably wasn’t used for navigation, but rather to show the political power and territorial extent of a local ruler’s domain of the early

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. Measures of the slab were 2.2 metres long and 1.53 metres wide.

In popular culture

In 2018, an online magazine was created called "l'Odet.''"'' Notable interviews include

Hayley Williams Hayley Nichole Williams (born December 27, 1988) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and businesswoman who is best known as the lead vocalist, primary songwriter, and keyboardist of the rock band Paramore. Born and raised in Missi ...

, Sharon Van Etten,

Jack Mulhern John Francis "Jack" Mulhern (July 18, 1927 – September 19, 2007) was an American ice hockey player. He won a silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 6. olymp ...

, Megan Park, and

Holly Humberstone Holly Ffion Humberstone (born 17 December 1999) is an English singer-songwriter from Grantham, England. In 2021, she signed a recording contract with Interscope and Polydor Records. Her first EP following the signings, ''The Walls Are Way Too ...

. It was confirmed during a guest panel curated by Hayley Williams at

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in 2019 that the site was named for the river. The online publication is an offshoot of online anonymous submission platform Midnight Woman, named for the french ghost story Les Lavandières, or the Midnight Washerwomen. The "l'Odet" site states, ''"We are searching for human commonality through interviews and portraits; we actively prioritize the person, rather than the career, of each high-profile feature. Our interview style is comfortable, conversational, and intimate. We frequently talk about themes such as mental health, creative process, and relationships; however, no subject is off limits. All interviews are conducted by our founder, Cariann Bradley. Our creative director is Madeline Westfall."''

References

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