The Noye (; ) is a

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in the

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of northern

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. The Noye is located in the northern part of the

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plateau. It is the left tributary of the

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river, which is itself a left tributary of the

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. The Noye starts near the commune of

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and extends to a length of . It flows through the

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and

at Breteuil and Ailly-sur-Noye, entering the Avre at Boves, southeast of

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