Andainette

{{Expand French|topic=geo|date=December 2020|Andainette}}

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| native_name ={{native name|fr|l'Andainette}}

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| length = {{cvt|12.5|km}}

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| source1_location = Champsecret (Orne)

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| source1_elevation = 250 m

| mouth = Varenne

| mouth_location = Pont de Pierre (Orne)

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|48.6068|-0.6099|format=dms|type:river_region:FR|display=inline,title}}

| mouth_elevation = 142 m

| progression = Varenne→ {{RMayenne}}

| basin_size = {{cvt|41|km2}}

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The Andainette ({{IPA|fr|ɑ̃dɛnɛt}}) is a river in the department of Orne, in the Normandy region, France. It is a left tributary of the Varenne, thus a sub-tributary of the river Loire via the Mayenne and Maine.{{Sandre|M3105800|l'Andainette}} It is {{cvt|12.5|km}} long, and has a catchment area of {{cvt|41|km2}}.{{cite web

|ref={{SfnRef|orne.gouv.fr}}

|language=French

|url=http://www.orne.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/ab012f_cle1d3351.pdf

|title=L'Andainette et ses affluents

|website=orne.gouv.fr

|access-date=18 December 2020}} The valleys of the Andainette and its tributaries are protected as a Natura 2000 site called Bassin de l'Andainette.{{cite web

|ref={{SfnRef|inpn.mnhn.fr}}

|url=https://inpn.mnhn.fr/site/natura2000/FR2500119?lg=en

|title=FR2500119 - Bassin de l'Andainette

|website=inpn.mnhn.fr

|access-date=18 December 2020}}