Anglin
{{Short description|River in France}}
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{{Infobox river
| name = Anglin
| image = AnglinRiverFrance.jpg
| image_caption = The Anglin
| pushpin_map = France#France Centre
| source1_location = near Azerables
| source1_coordinates= {{coord|46|21|30|N|01|27|57|E}}
| mouth_location = Gartempe
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|46|42|15|N|00|51|57|E|display=inline,title}}
| progression = {{RGartempe}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = France
| length = {{convert|91.3|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|300|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|62|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| discharge1_avg = {{convert|12.5|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
| basin_size = {{convert|1660|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}
}}
The Anglin ({{IPA|fr|ɑ̃ɡlɛ̃}}) is a {{convert|91.3|km|mi|abbr=on}} long river in the Creuse, Indre and Vienne departments in central France.{{Sandre|id=L5--0190|nom=Anglin}} 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).{{fact|date=October 2022}} 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
References
{{Commons category|Anglin}}
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Category:Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Category:Rivers of Centre-Val de Loire
Category:Rivers of Vienne (department)
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