Cailly River
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| Origin | Haute-Normandie |
| Mouth | Seine |
| Basin countries | France |
| Length | 29 km |
| Avg. discharge | 3 m³/s |
| Basin area | 248 km² |
The Cailly is a river in France, right tributary of the Seine. It is located in the Seine-Maritime département, in the Haute-Normandie région. Its length is 29 km. The river flows through Fontaine-le-Bourg, Malaunay, Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville, Maromme and Déville-lès-Rouen, 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).
