The Suippe () is an long
river
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in the
Marne and
Aisne
Aisne ( , ; ; ) is a French departments of France, department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. It is named after the river Aisne (river), Aisne. In 2020, it had a population of 529,374.
Geography
The department borders No ...
departments of north-eastern
France
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.
Its source is at
Somme-Suippe. It flows generally northwest. It is a
left tributary
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of the
Aisne
Aisne ( , ; ; ) is a French departments of France, department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. It is named after the river Aisne (river), Aisne. In 2020, it had a population of 529,374.
Geography
The department borders No ...
, into which it flows at
Condé-sur-Suippe
Condé-sur-Suippe (, literally ''Condé on Suippe'') is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
The river Suippe flows northwest through the northern part of the commune, then flows into the Aisne ...
.
Departments and communes it runs through
(ordered from source to mouth)
*Marne:
Somme-Suippe,
Suippes,
Jonchery-sur-Suippe,
Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand,
Aubérive,
Vaudesincourt,
Dontrien,
Saint-Martin-l'Heureux,
Saint-Hilaire-le-Petit,
Bétheniville,
Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers,
Selles,
Saint-Masmes,
Heutrégiville,
Warmeriville,
Isles-sur-Suippe,
Bazancourt,
Boult-sur-Suippe,
Saint-Étienne-sur-Suippe,
Bourgogne,
Auménancourt.
*Aisne:
Orainville,
Bertricourt,
Variscourt
Variscourt is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
The commune is traversed by the river Suippe. Aguilcourt—Variscourt halt has rail connections to Reims and Laon.
Politics and administrati ...
,
Aguilcourt,
Condé-sur-Suippe
Condé-sur-Suippe (, literally ''Condé on Suippe'') is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
The river Suippe flows northwest through the northern part of the commune, then flows into the Aisne ...
.
References
Rivers of France
Rivers of Grand Est
Rivers of Hauts-de-France
Rivers of Aisne
Rivers of Marne (department)
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