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Varenne (Arques)
The Varenne () is a river of Normandy, France, in length, flowing through the department of Seine-Maritime. It is a tributary of the river Arques. The river is the ultimate source of the surname and given name Warren, via William de Warenne of Bellencombre castle, his hereditary seat. de Warenne was a companion of William the Conqueror and made first Earl of Surrey in 1088 as reward for his service during the Norman Conquest. Previous iterations of French were closer to modern German in their pronunciations and this explains why the Varenne is referred to as ''Warinna'' in medieval documents. Geography 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 only significant tributary is the Herring Creek (8 km in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montérolier
Montérolier () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A farming village situated in the Pays de Bray, some southeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D24 and the D38 roads. The river Varenne has its source here. Montérolier-Buchy station has rail connections to Rouen, Lille and Amiens. Surrounded by the communes Neufbosc, Mathonville and Saint-Martin-Osmonville, Montérolier is located 26 km northeast of Mont-Saint-Aignan, the largest city nearby. History During 1943, in the Clairefeuille woods at Montérolier, the Germans built underground galleries in which to store V-1 flying bombs. After the Second World War, the galleries were opened to the public. On the 21 and 22 June 1995, 13 people died accidentally in the tunnels. Population Places of interest * The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the eighteenth century. * Traces of an 11th-century castle. * A nineteenth-century château. * A sandstone cross, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosay, Seine-Maritime
Rosay () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A forestry and farming village situated by the banks of the river Varenne in the Pays de Bray at the junction of the D195, D97 and the D98 roads, some south of Dieppe. Population Places of interest * The twelfth century church of St. Etienne. * A museum of cider. See also *Communes of the Seine-Maritime department The following is a list of the 708 communes of the French department of Seine-Maritime. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Seine-Maritime {{Dieppe-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of France
This is a list of rivers that are at least partially in France. The rivers are grouped by sea or ocean. The rivers flowing into the sea are sorted along the coast. Rivers flowing into other rivers are listed by the rivers they flow into. Some rivers (e.g. Sûre/Sauer) do not flow through France themselves, but they are mentioned for having French tributaries. They are given in ''italics''. For clarity, only rivers that are longer than 50 km (or have longer tributaries) are shown. In French, rivers are traditionally classified either as ''fleuves'' when they flow into the sea (or into a desert or lake), or as ''rivières'' when they flow into another river. The ''fleuves'' are shown in bold. For an alphabetical overview of rivers of France, see the category Rivers of France. Tributary list North Sea The rivers in this section are sorted north-east (Netherlands) to south-west (Calais). * Rhine/Rhin (main branch at Hook of Holland, Netherlands) ** Moselle (in Koblenz, Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schéma Directeur D'aménagement Et De Gestion Des Eaux
In France, the schéma directeur d'aménagement et de gestion des eaux (SDAGE) aims to put into effect the principles of the law of 3 January 1992 on the level of the major hydrographic basins. In translation, its name is outline for the organization of the development and management of water resources. Rationale Water is a part of the nation's common heritage. Its protection, exploitation and setting into a usable state while respecting natural balances, are of general interest. The use of water belongs to all, within the framework of laws and regulations as well as of rights already established. The law The main subjects addressed by the SDAGE are written into the law: * preservation of aquatic ecosystems, their sites and wetlands, * protection against any pollution and restoration of the quality of the water, * development and protection of the resource as drinking water * exploitation of water as an economic resource and sharing that resource. The SDAGE scheme was draw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Béthune (river)
The Béthune () is a river of Normandy, France, in length, flowing through the department of Seine-Maritime and it is a tributary of the Arques. However, Sandre, the regulators of France's national Water Information System, consider the Béthune to be the upper part of the Arques. Geography The river's source is at the village of Gaillefontaine near to Forges-les-Eaux. Its valley is wholly within the pays de Bray. Its course takes it past the communes of Neufchâtel-en-Bray, Mesnières-en-Bray, Bures-en-Bray, Osmoy-Saint-Valery, Saint-Vaast-d'Équiqueville, Dampierre-Saint-Nicolas, Saint-Aubin-le-Cauf and finally Arques-la-Bataille where it joins the rivers Eaulne and Varenne to form the Arques Arques may refer to the following places in France: * Arques, Aude, in the Aude department * Arques, Aveyron, in the Aveyron department * Arques, Pas-de-Calais, in the Pas-de-Calais department * Arques-la-Bataille Arques-la-Bataille () is a com .... Like other rivers in the re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eaulne
The river Eaulne is one of the rivers that flow from the plateau of the eastern Pays de Caux in the Seine-Maritime ''département'' of Normandy in northern France. It is long. The Eaulne's source is at Mortemer. It then flows northwestwards through Sainte-Beuve-en-Rivière, Saint-Germain-sur-Eaulne, Londinières, Douvrend, Envermeu, turning westward at Bellengreville and on to Ancourt, Martin-Église and joins the river Arques at Arques-la-Bataille Arques-la-Bataille () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France. The zoologist Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville (1777–1850) was born in Arques. Geography Arques is situated near the conflu .... See also * French water management scheme References Rivers of France Rivers of Normandy Rivers of Seine-Maritime {{France-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arques-la-Bataille
Arques-la-Bataille () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France. The zoologist Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville (1777–1850) was born in Arques. Geography Arques is situated near the confluence of the rivers Eaulne, Varenne and Béthune, with the forest of Arques to the north-east. It lies southeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D23, D154, and D56 roads. Population Main sights The centre houses a castle dominating the town, which was built in the 11th century by William of Talou; his nephew, William the Conqueror, regarding it as a menace to his own power, besieged and occupied it. After frequently changing hands, it came into the possession of the English, who were expelled in 1449 after an occupation of thirty years. In 1589, its cannon decided the Battle of Arques in favour of King Henry IV of France. Since 1869, the castle has been state property. The first line of fortification was the work of Francis I; the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martigny, Seine-Maritime
Martigny () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A farming village situated by the banks of the river Varenne in the Pays de Caux, some southeast of Dieppe on the D154 road. Large woods surround the commune to the south and west, with lakes and marshland to the north and east. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Martin, dating from the thirteenth century. * The nineteenth-century chateau. * An ancient river bridge. See also *Communes of the Seine-Maritime department The following is a list of the 708 communes of the French department of Seine-Maritime. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Seine- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torcy-le-Petit, Seine-Maritime
Torcy-le-Petit () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France. Geography A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux and by the banks of the river Varenne, some south of Dieppe at the junction of the D 915 and the D 149 roads. Heraldry Population Places of interest * The church of St. Denis, dating from the thirteenth century. See also *Communes of the Seine-Maritime department The following is a list of the 708 communes of the French department of Seine-Maritime. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Seine-Maritime {{Dieppe-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torcy-le-Grand, Seine-Maritime
Torcy-le-Grand () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux and by the banks of the Varenne, some south of Dieppe at the junction of the D915, the D154 and the D149 roads. Heraldry Population Places of interest * The church of St. Ribert, dating from the sixteenth century. * The remains of a fifteenth-century chateau on an island in the river. See also *Communes of the Seine-Maritime department The following is a list of the 708 communes of the French department of Seine-Maritime. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Hellier
Saint-Hellier () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A forestry and farming village situated by the banks of the river Varenne in the Pays de Caux, at the junction of the D15, the D76 and the D154 road, some south of Dieppe. Population Places of interest * The church of St. Hellier, dating from the eleventh century. * The chapel of Saint-Sauveur at La Frenaye built in 1788. * The seventeenth century chapel of Saint-Paër at Orival-sous-Bellencombre. See also *Communes of the Seine-Maritime department The following is a list of the 708 communes of the French department of Seine-Maritime. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eawy Forest
The Eawy Forest is one of the biggest forests of the Pays de Bray in Normandy, France. It covers an area of 6550 hectares between the communes of Saint-Saëns and Dampierre-Saint-Nicolas, about 20 km south-east of Dieppe and not far from Neufchâtel-en-Bray. The village of Ventes-Saint-Rémy is located in the centre of a clearing. Toponymy Eawy (pronounced , but previously ) is an Old French term, derived from the noun ''eve'', ''ewe'' an old form of the French word ''eau'', meaning here "wet". Natural environment The forest borders a large ridge which separates the Varenne in the SW from the Béthune in the NE; it is a small limestone plateau, varying in altitude between 130 and 230 metres, descending in a convex slope to the Varenne. Although the forest is not crossed by any watercourse, the flint clay which covers the limestone retains a fair amount of moisture. Previously an oak plantation, it was transformed into a beech grove in the 19th century by the forestry wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
