Couesnon River

E656461

The Couesnon River is a watercourse in northwestern France that flows through Brittany and Normandy before emptying into the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel near the famous island abbey.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Couesnon River canonical 2
Couesnon estuary 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
associatedWith Mont-Saint-Michel tidal bay
basinCountry France
country France
drainageBasin English Channel basin
emptiesInto Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel
flowsThrough Antrain
Brittany
Fougères
Normandy
Pontorson
Saint-James
formsBorderBetween Brittany
Normandy
hasBridge Pont de Pontaubault
hasEstuary Couesnon estuary
linked to: Couesnon River
historicalRole helped define the boundary between Brittany and Normandy
knownFor sedimentation issues in the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel
strong tidal influences near its mouth
languageOfToponym French
length approximately 97 km
locatedIn northwestern France
mouthLocation Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel
near Mont-Saint-Michel
Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey
region Ille-et-Vilaine
sourceLocation Mayenne department
linked to: Mayenne

near Lignières-Orgères
subjectOf river regulation and restoration projects near Mont-Saint-Michel
tributaryOf Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel mouthOf Couesnon River
Pontorson locatedOn Couesnon River
Couesnon River hasEstuary Couesnon estuary
linked to: Couesnon River