Rouvre

Rouvre
River
The river in woodland
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Département	Orne
Source
- location	Beauvain, Orne, Normandy, France
- elevation	316 m (1,037 ft)
Mouth
- location	Rouvrou, Ségrie-Fontaine, Orne, Normandy, France
- elevation	63 m (207 ft)
Length	42 km (26 mi)
Basin	309 km2 (119 sq mi)

The Rouvre is a river in Lower Normandy, in the Orne département, a tributary of the Orne.

The river's source is in the commune of Beauvain, a few kilometres to the east of La Ferté-Macé. After crossing the Pays d'Houlme, it turns in a north-westerly direction to re-enter the Norman Switzerland, and then in its last 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) passes around Bréel. The Rouvre then flows into the Orne between the dam at Saint-Philbert-sur-Orne and Pont-d'Ouilly, and joins the Orne at Rouvrou (elevation 63 metres (207 ft)).

The Rock of Oëtre

This last part of its course is through small wooded gorges and its fast waters can make for good kayaking, when the water level permits, and fishing for brown trout. These gorges are home to animal and plant species such as pearl mussels and Osmond Royal (water-fern),^[1] and one may occasionally spot otters and salmon. The river's environment makes it an important tourist attraction in Norman Switzerland, with its countryside and aquatic environments (at the 'House of River and Countryside') and the viewpoint from the Rock of Oetre to the valley 118 metres (387 ft) below, the steepest drop in the valley.

References

External links

From the original article in French

French

• Page about the Rouvre, on a kayaking website
• Description of the Rock of Oetre, on the website of the Council-General of Orne
• CPIE des Collines normandes Association of environmental education, based at the Rouvre waterside, on the website of the 'House of River and Countryside'

Coordinates: 48°51′N 0°23′W / 48.850°N 0.383°W / 48.850; -0.383