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The Elle () is a 31.8 km long river in
Normandy Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...
, a right bank affluent of the
Vire Vire () is a town and a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Vire Normandie. Geography The town is located on the river Vire. Much of ...
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Topography

It crops north of Rouxeville. It joins the
Vire Vire () is a town and a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Vire Normandie. Geography The town is located on the river Vire. Much of ...
at
Neuilly-la-Forêt Neuilly-la-Forêt () is a former commune in the department of Calvados in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the commune Isigny-sur-Mer.Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin between Bessin and Pays saint-lois.


Tributaries

L'Elle has several affluents ~ among them: *one main affluent : the Rieu (12.2 km) which joins right bank at Lison. The Rieu collects the waters of the north-eastern part of the basin, located between those of the
Aure Aure may refer to: Places France * Aure, Ardennes, a commune of the Ardennes ''département'' * Aure (river), a river in northwestern France Norway * Aure, Norway, a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county * Aure (village), a village in Aure Mun ...
(north) and the Vire (east) and a few of its tributaries to the south and the east. *le ruisseau de Branche (6.7 km) joins the Elle left bank at
Saint-Jean-de-Savigny Saint-Jean-de-Savigny () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 communes of the Manche department Department may refer to: ...
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Communes

* Rouxeville (spring source at 200 m), *
Saint-Germain-d'Elle Saint-Germain-d'Elle () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 communes of the Manche department Department may refer to: * ...
, * Bérigny, où se joignent des ramifications secondaires venant de Saint-Jean-des-Baisants et Notre-Dame-d'Elle, *
Saint-Georges-d'Elle Saint-Georges-d'Elle (, literally ''Saint Georges of Elle'') is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 communes of the Manche d ...
(en limite est), *
Montfiquet Montfiquet () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 528 communes of the Calvados department Depa ...
(en limite ouest), * Cerisy-la-Forêt, * Sainte-Marguerite-d'Elle (en limite sud), *
Saint-Jean-de-Savigny Saint-Jean-de-Savigny () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 communes of the Manche department Department may refer to: ...
(en limite nord), *
Saint-Clair-sur-l'Elle Saint-Clair-sur-l'Elle (, literally ''Saint Clair on the Elle'') is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 communes of the Manc ...
(en limite nord), * Moon-sur-Elle, * Airel, * Lison (en limite ouest), *
Neuilly-la-Forêt Neuilly-la-Forêt () is a former commune in the department of Calvados in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the commune Isigny-sur-Mer.Vire Vire () is a town and a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Vire Normandie. Geography The town is located on the river Vire. Much of ...
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References

{{Reflist Rivers of Normandy Rivers of France Rivers of Calvados (department)