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Chère

River in France

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The Chère (French pronunciation: [ʃɛʁ] ^ⓘ; Breton: Kaer) is a 65.1 km (40.5 mi) long river in the Loire-Atlantique and Ille-et-Vilaine départements, northwestern France. Its source is at Soudan. It flows generally west. It is a left tributary of the Vilaine into which it flows between Pierric and Sainte-Anne-sur-Vilaine.

01Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

Loire-Atlantique: Soudan, Châteaubriant, Rougé, Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux, Sion-les-Mines, Mouais, Derval,
Ille-et-Vilaine: Grand-Fougeray,
Loire-Atlantique: Pierric,
Ille-et-Vilaine: Sainte-Anne-sur-Vilaine

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