The Clarence is a
river
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in northern
France
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whose course crosses the
department of
Pas-de-Calais
The Pas-de-Calais (, ' strait of Calais'; ; ) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders. It has the most communes of all the departments of France, with 890, and is the ...
.
Its source is near the village of
Sains-lès-Pernes. It flows through the communes of
Sachin,
Pernes,
Calonne-Ricouart,
Calonne-sur-la-Lys and
Gonnehem, finally joining the
Lys near
Merville.
It has two tributaries, the
Nave
The nave () is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. When a church contains side aisles, as in a basilica-type ...
and the Grand Nocq.
References
External links
(All French language)
Banque Hydro - Station E3646210 - La Clarence à Robecq Bassin versant =
Informations générales sur les atlas des zones inondables
Rivers of France
Rivers of the Pas-de-Calais
Rivers of Hauts-de-France
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