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The river's source is just northwest of Buchy near to Montérolier, Its valley separates the pays de Caux on the west bank from the pays de Bray to the east. Of the three rivers that form the Arques, the Varenne is the shortest but paradoxically has the largest catchment area and highest speed (3.5 m/s).
The Douve (French pronunciation:) or Ouve is a river, 78.6 km (48.8 mi) in length, [1] which rises in the commune of Tollevast, near Cherbourg in the department of Manche. Ouve is considered its old name ( Unva in ancient texts): Ouve appears to have been misspelled over the course of time as "Douve river" and then as "River of the Douve ...
The Cotentin peninsula is part of the Armorican Massif [2] (with the exception of the Plain lying in the Paris Basin) and lies between the estuary of the Vire river and Mont Saint-Michel Bay. It is divided into three areas: the headland of Cap de la Hague, the Cotentin Pass (the Plain), and the valley of the Saire River (Val de Saire). It forms ...
The Romanization of Normandy was achieved by the usual methods: Roman roads and a policy of urbanization. Classicists have knowledge of many Gallo-Roman villas in Normandy, thanks in large part to finds made during construction of the A29 autoroute in Seine-Maritime. These country houses were often laid out according to two major plans.
The Merderet is a 36.4-kilometre-long (22.6-mile) river in Normandy, France, which is a tributary to the river Douve. [1] It runs roughly north-south down the middle of the Cotentin peninsula from Valognes to the junction with the Douve at Beuzeville la Bastille.
The Sienne (French pronunciation:) is a 92.6 km (57.5 mi) long river in northwestern France located in the departments of Calvados and Manche, Normandy. It flows into the English Channel near Regnéville-sur-Mer. [1] Its longest tributaries are the Soulles and the Airou. [1]
The Vire (French pronunciation: ⓘ) is a river in Normandy, France whose 128 km (80 mi) course crosses the départements of Calvados and Manche, flowing through the towns of Vire, Saint-Lô and Isigny-sur-Mer, [1] finally flowing out into the English Channel. Its main tributaries are the Aure, the Elle and the Souleuvre.