The Erdre ( French pronunciation: [ɛʁdʁ] ; Breton : Erzh ) is a 97.4 km (60.5 mi) long river in western France, right tributary to the Loire . Its source is in the Maine-et-Loire department , near La Pouëze . It flows through the departments Maine-et-Loire and Loire-Atlantique . The Erdre meets the Loire in the city of Nantes . Other towns on the Erdre, going downstream, are Candé , Riaillé , Nort-sur-Erdre and Sucé-sur-Erdre .
2-458: Nort-sur-Erdre ( French pronunciation: [nɔʁ syʁ ɛʁdʁ] , literally Nort on Erdre ; Breton : Enorzh ) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France . It is on the river Erdre north of Nantes . This Loire-Atlantique geographical article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Erdre South of Nort-sur-Erdre,
4-669: The river flows through reclaimed marshland, and is up to a kilometer wide at the Plaine de Mazerolles near Sucé-sur-Erdre. At the Plaine de la Poupiniere, the Nantes-Brest canal joins the Erdre. The Erdre flows into the Loire via the St Felix canal tunnel [ fr ] under Rue Henri IV [ fr ] , emerging near the main railway station. Its former course is a main road and shopping area,
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