The
Odet is a
river in western
France (
Finistère department), which runs from
Saint-Goazec (near
Leuhan, in the
Montagnes Noires of
Brittany) into the
Atlantic Ocean at
Bénodet. Bénodet is being given its name from the river (
Ben means
river mouth in
Breton. The river is popular with
kayakers. The river runs past, or through, the towns of
Bénodet,
Combrit,
Plomelin,
Quimper,
Ergué-Gabéric,
Briec-de-l'Odet,
Langolen,
Coray,
Trégourez,
Leuhan and
Saint-Goazec