The Meu () is an long

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the ...

in the

Côtes-d'Armor The Côtes-d'Armor (, ; ; br, Aodoù-an-Arvor, ), formerly known as Côtes-du-Nord ( br, Aodoù-an-Hanternoz, link=no, ), are a department in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France. In 2019, it had a population of 600,582.

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.

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'', north western

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. Its source is at Saint-Vran, 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 drainag ...

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 Mérillac (; br, Merelieg) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. Geography The Meu forms part of the commune's southern border. The Rance Rance may refer to: Places * Rance (river), northwestern ...

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 ''Cf ...

Saint-Launeuc Saint-Launeuc (; br, Sant-Laoueneg) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. Geography The river Meu forms the commune's southern border. The Rance Rance may refer to: Places * Rance (river), north ...

Trémorel Trémorel (; br, Tremorae; Gallo: ''Termorae'') is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military ...

, 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 Oc ...

, Muel,

Bléruais Bléruais (; br, Blerwaz; Gallo: ''Bleruaz'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military ...

, Saint-Maugan, Saint-Gonlay,

Iffendic Iffendic (; ; Gallo: ''Fendic'') is a commune in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany. It is located in the North West of France. Geography The towns nearby are Montfort-sur-Meu, La Nouaye, Bédée, Pleumeleuc, Saint-Gonlay, Ta ...

Montfort-sur-Meu Montfort-sur-Meu (, literally ''Montfort on Meu''; br, Moñforzh) is a commune in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany in the northwest of France. It is noted as the birthplace of the Roman Catholic Saint Louis de Montfort, who is c ...

, Breteil, Talensac, Cintré, Mordelles,

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 Rennes (; br, Roaz ...

, Chavagne, Goven

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