Anglin

Anglin
The Anglin
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	near Azerables
• coordinates	46°21′36″N 01°28′30″E / 46.36000°N 1.47500°E / 46.36000; 1.47500
• elevation	300 m (980 ft)
Mouth
• location	Gartempe
• coordinates	46°42′15″N 01°51′57″E / 46.70417°N 1.86583°E / 46.70417; 1.86583Coordinates: 46°42′15″N 01°51′57″E / 46.70417°N 1.86583°E / 46.70417; 1.86583
• elevation	62 m (203 ft)
Length	91.3 km (56.7 mi)
Basin size	1,660 km2 (640 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	12.5 m3/s (440 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Gartempe→ Creuse→ Vienne→ Loire→ Atlantic Ocean

The Anglin (French pronunciation: ​[ɑ̃ɡlɛ̃]) is a 91.3 km (56.7 mi) long river in the Creuse, Indre and Vienne departments in central France.^[1] Its source is near Azerables. It flows generally northwest. It is a right tributary of the Gartempe, into which it flows near Angles-sur-l'Anglin.

Its main tributaries are the Salleron, the Abloux and the Benaize.

The Anglin is one of France's few remaining "wild rivers" (rivers which have never been dammed). Anglin Castle is an 11th Century castle located high above the banks of the Anglin in the town of Angles-sur-l'Anglin.

Departments and communes along its course[]

The following list is ordered from source to mouth :

• Creuse: Azerables
• Indre: Mouhet, La Châtre-Langlin, Chaillac, Dunet, Lignac, Chalais, Bélâbre, Mauvières, Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize, Concremiers, Ingrandes, Mérigny
• Vienne: Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé, Angles-sur-l'Anglin

Notes[]

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on February 24, 2009.

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