Chère

Not to be confused with Cher (river), also in France.

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.^[1] 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.

Chère
The Chère at Châteaubriant
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Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Soudan
• coordinates	47°42′01″N 01°17′25″W
• elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Mouth
• location	Vilaine
• coordinates	47°42′25″N 01°50′13″W
• elevation	3 m (9.8 ft)
Length	65.1 km (40.5 mi)
Basin size	390 km2 (150 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	2.4 m3/s (85 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Vilaine→ Atlantic Ocean

Communes 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