Anglin

For other uses, see Anglin (disambiguation).

Anglin
File:AnglinRiverFrance.jpg
Mouth
Progression	Gartempe→ Creuse→ Vienne→ Loire→ Atlantic Ocean
Basin countries	France
Length	91 km (57 mi)
Mouth elevation	62 m (203 ft)

The Anglin is a 91 km (57 mi) long river in the Creuse, Indre and Vienne départements in central France. 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 River in the town of Angles-sur-l'Anglin.

Départements 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.

References

• http://www.geoportail.fr
• The Anglin at the Sandre database