The Saâne () is a river of

Normandy Normandy (; or ) is a geographical and cultural region in northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy. Normandy comprises Normandy (administrative region), mainland Normandy (a part of France) and insular N ...

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

, in length, flowing through the department of

Seine-Maritime Seine-Maritime () is a department of France in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre. Until 1955 it was named Seine-Inf� ...

Geography

The Saâne has its source in the

Pays de Caux The Pays de Caux (, , literally ''Land of Caux'') is an area in Normandy occupying the greater part of the French '' département'' of Seine Maritime in Normandy. It is a chalk plateau to the north of the Seine Estuary and extending to the cl ...

in the territory of the hamlet of Varvannes, in the commune of

Val-de-Saâne Val-de-Saâne (, literally ''Vale of Saâne'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Seine-Maritime Departments of France, department in the Normandy (administrative region), Normandy region in north-western France. Geography A farming commune ...

. Taking a northward journey, it flows through the communes of

Saâne-Saint-Just Saâne-Saint-Just () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A small farming village situated in the valley of the Saâne river in the Pays de Caux, some southwest of Dieppe at the jun ...

Auzouville-sur-Saâne Auzouville-sur-Saâne (, literally ''Auzouville on Saâne'') is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in Northern France. Geography A small farming village surrounded by woodland, in the Pays de Caux, some southwest ...

Biville-la-Rivière Biville-la-Rivière () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A small farming village in the Pays de Caux, situated by the banks of the Saâne river, some southwest of Dieppe, near th ...

Brachy Brachy () 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 Saâne in the Pays de Caux, some southwest of Dieppe, at the junction of the D4, ...

Gueures Gueures () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A farming village situated at the confluence of the Saâne and the Vienne rivers, in the Pays de Caux, some southwest of Dieppe at th ...

Ouville-la-Rivière Ouville-la-Rivière () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France. Geography The commune is a village of farming and light industry situated by the banks of the river Saâne in the Pays de Caux ...

and

Longueil Longueil may refer to: ; Communes in France * Longueil, Seine-Maritime, in the Seine-Maritime department * Longueil-Annel, in the Oise department * Longueil-Sainte-Marie, in the Oise department ; People * Christophe de Longueil, Belgian humanis ...

and meets the

English Channel The English Channel, also known as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates Southern England from northern France. It links to the southern part of the North Sea by the Strait of Dover at its northeastern end. It is the busi ...

between

Quiberville Quiberville-sur-Mer (, ; before 2024: Quiberville) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography This is a village based on tourism and farming, situated by the mouth of the river Saâne in ...

and

Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer (, literally ''Sainte-Marguerite on Sea'') is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A farming and coastal village situated in the Pays de Caux, some west of ...

. At

, not far from the mouth, the flow is relatively low, at 2.6 m³/s, because of the small size of the watershed (270 km²), however, at

, on the right bank, a significant tributary, the

Vienne Vienne may refer to: Places *Vienne (department), a department of France named after the river Vienne *Vienne, Isère, a city in the French department of Isère * Vienne-en-Arthies, a village in the French department of Val-d'Oise * Vienne-en-Bessi ...

river, 15 km in length, joins with the Saane. Like most other rivers in the region, the Saâne is classified as a first class river, offering anglers the chance to catch

trout Trout (: trout) is a generic common name for numerous species of carnivorous freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the genera '' Oncorhynchus'', ''Salmo'' and ''Salvelinus'', all of which are members of the subfamily Salmoninae in the ...

and

salmon Salmon (; : salmon) are any of several list of commercially important fish species, commercially important species of euryhaline ray-finned fish from the genera ''Salmo'' and ''Oncorhynchus'' of the family (biology), family Salmonidae, native ...

.The Saane
The Saane on the Natura 2000 website.

Bibliography

* Albert Hennetier, ''Aux sources normandes: Promenade au fil des rivières en Seine-Maritime'', Ed. Bertout, Luneray, 2006

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