| The Selle | |
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The Selle à Croissy-sur-Celle |
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| Origin | Catheux |
| Mouth | Somme River |
| Basin countries | France |
| Length | 39 km |
| Avg. discharge | 4.5 m³/s |
| Basin area | 610 km² |
For the composer, see Thomas Selle
The Selle (or Celle in the Oise) is a river of Picardie, France. Rising at Catheux, just north of Crèvecœur-le-Grand, Oise, it flows past Conty, Saleux, Salouël and Pont-de-Metz before joining the Somme River at Amiens.
In many places along its course, the river widens to form or fill lakes, much appreciated by anglers and gravel extractors. Several water-powered mills can still be seen including a paper-mill at Prouzel.
Brown trout thrive in the clear waters of the river.
In 57 BC, the Selle was the site of the battle between Julius Caesar and the Nervians.[1]