Solre is a river in
France
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that runs in the
Département Nord in the region
Hauts-de-France
Hauts-de-France (; pcd, Heuts-d'Franche; , also ''Upper France'') is the northernmost region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its prefecture is Lille. The ...
. It originates from the confluence of two source streams at
Solre-le-Château
Solre-le-Château () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. The river Solre flows through the commune.
Heraldry
See also
*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department ...
, in the
Avesnois Regional Nature Park. The river generally drains to the northwest and empties at 22.4 kilometers east of
Maubeuge, in the municipality of
Rousies, as a right tributary to the channeled
Sambre
The Sambre (; nl, Samber, ) is a river in northern France and in Wallonia, Belgium. It is a left-bank tributary of the Meuse, which it joins in the Wallonian capital Namur.
The source of the Sambre is near Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache, in the Aisn ...
.
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Places on the river
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Solre-le-Château
Solre-le-Château () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. The river Solre flows through the commune.
Heraldry
See also
*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department ...
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Obrechies
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Ferrière-la-Petite
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Ferrière-la-Grande
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Rousies
References
Rivers of France
Rivers of Nord (French department)
Rivers of Hauts-de-France
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