The Eure (English: /ɜːr/; French pronunciation: [œʁ] (
listen)) is a river between Normandy and Centre-Val de Loire in north-western France, left tributary of the Seine.[1] It is 229 km (142 mi) long.[2] It rises at Marchainville in the Orne department and joins the Seine near Pont-de-l'Arche.[2] Two departments are named after the Eure, namely Eure and Eure-et-Loir.
| Eure | |
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The Eure | |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Normandy |
| • elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Seine |
• coordinates | 49°17′42″N 1°02′27″E |
| Length | 229 km (142 mi) |
| Basin size | 5,935 square kilometres (2,292 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 26 m3/s (920 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Seine→ English Channel |
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Its main tributaries are the Avre, the Iton and the Blaise from the left and the Voise, the Drouette and the Vesgre from the right.[2]
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