Cailly River
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Cailly | |
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Origin | Basse-Normandie |
Mouth | Seine |
Basin countries | France |
Length | 27 km |
Avg. discharge | 2.8 m³/s |
Basin area | 218 km² |
The Cailly is a river in France, right tributary of the Seine. It is located in the Seine-Maritime département, in the Basse-Normandie région. Its length is 25 km. The river flows through Fontaine-le-Bourg, Malaunay, Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville and Maromme and empties into the Seine at Rouen.
[edit] History
In the 18th and 19th centuries, the valley was filled with textile mills, which earned it the nickname la petite Manchester, (Little Manchester).