Eure River
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Origin | Normandy |
Mouth | Seine |
Basin countries | France |
Length | 225 km |
Source elevation | 240 m |
Avg. discharge | 26 m³/s |
Basin area | 5,935 m² |
The Eure is a river in northern France, left tributary of the Seine. It rises at Marchainville in the Orne département and joins the Seine near Pont-de-l'Arche. Two départements 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): Ivry-la-Bataille, Garennes-sur-Eure, Bueil, Merey, Pacy-sur-Eure, Ménilles, Chambray, Autheuil-Authouillet, Acquigny, Louviers, Le Vaudreuil, Pont-de-l'Arche, Martot.
Its main tributaries are the Avre and the Iton.
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