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The Seine ( / seɪn, sɛn / sayn, sen, [ 1] French: [sɛn] ⓘ) is a 777-kilometre-long (483 mi) river in northern France. [ 2] Its drainage basin is in the Paris Basin (a geological relative lowland) covering most of northern France. [ 3] It rises at Source-Seine, 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres ...
In French, rivers are traditionally classified either as fleuves when they flow into the sea (or into a desert or lake), or as rivières when they flow into another river. The fleuves are shown in bold. For an alphabetical overview of rivers of France, see the category Rivers of France.
Île Saint-Louis (French: [il sɛ̃ lwi]), eleven hectares (27 acres) in size, is one of two natural islands in the Seine river, in Paris, France (the other natural island is the Île de la Cité, where Notre-Dame de Paris is located). Île Saint-Louis is connected to the rest of Paris by four bridges to both banks of the river and to the Île de la Cité by the Pont Saint-Louis.
The Canal de l'Ourcq ( French pronunciation: [kanal də luʁk]) is a 108.1 km (67.2 mi) long canal in the Île-de-France region (greater Paris) with 10 locks. [1] It was built at a width of 3.20 m (10.5 ft) but was enlarged to 3.7 m (12 ft), which permitted use by more pleasure boats. [1] The canal begins at Port-aux-Perches near the village of ...
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A Paris police (DOPC) boat (bottom L) makes its way past a cruise boat along the Seine River in Paris on July 4, 2024. ... and make it swimmable after the Olympics in Paris, France, April 25, 2024 ...
After months of anticipation, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo is set to swim in the Seine River later on Wednesday, fulfilling a promise she made in January nine days before the opening ceremony of the ...
A map of rivers and canals in and around Paris. The Ourcq ( French: [uʁk] ⓘ, Urc in 855) is an 86.5-kilometre-long (53.7 mi) river in France, a right tributary of the Marne. [1] Its source is near the village Ronchères, and its course crosses the departments of Aisne, Oise, and Seine-et-Marne. It flows southwest through the towns of Fère ...