Eure (river)
Eure | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Normandy |
• elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Seine |
• coordinates | 49°17′42″N 1°02′27″E / 49.2950°N 1.0408°E |
Length | 229 km (142 mi) |
Basin size | 5,935 square kilometres (2,292 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 26 m3/s (920 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Seine→ English Channel |
The Eure (English: /ɜːr/ ur; French pronunciation: [œʁ] ) is a river between Normandy and Centre-Val de Loire in north-western France, left tributary of the Seine.[1] It is 229 km (142 mi) long.[2] It rises at Marchainville in the Orne department and joins the Seine near Pont-de-l'Arche.[2] Two departments are named after the Eure, namely Eure and Eure-et-Loir.
Places along the river:
- Orne (61): Marchainville, La Lande-sur-Eure, Neuilly-sur-Eure.
- Eure-et-Loir (28): Courville-sur-Eure, Saint-Georges-sur-Eure, Fontenay-sur-Eure, Chartres, Saint-Prest, Maintenon, Nogent-le-Roi, Mézières-en-Drouais, Cherisy, Anet.
- Eure (27): Évreux, Ivry-la-Bataille, Garennes-sur-Eure, Bueil, Merey, Pacy-sur-Eure, Ménilles, Chambray, Croisy-sur-Eure, Autheuil-Authouillet, Acquigny, Louviers, Le Vaudreuil, Val de Reuil, Pont-de-l'Arche, Martot.
Its main tributaries are the Avre, the Iton and the Blaise from the left and the Voise, the Drouette and the Vesgre from the right.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Eure River - river, France". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ a b c Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Eure (H4--0200)".