Essonne (river)












































Essonne
Essonne-rivière.jpg
Location
Country France
Physical characteristics
Source  
 - location Gâtinais

Mouth  
 - location
Seine
 - coordinates

48°36′52″N 2°28′52″E / 48.61444°N 2.48111°E / 48.61444; 2.48111 (Seine-Essonne)Coordinates: 48°36′52″N 2°28′52″E / 48.61444°N 2.48111°E / 48.61444; 2.48111 (Seine-Essonne)
Length 97 km (60 mi)
Basin features
Progression
Seine→ English Channel

The Essonne is a 97-kilometre (60 mi) long French river. It is a tributary off the left bank of the Seine. Its course crosses the departments of Loiret and Essonne, and it gives its name to the latter. The Essone's name and the present name of its higher course (the Œuf) originate in Acionna, a Gallo-Roman river goddess attested at Orléans (Genabum).




Contents






  • 1 Geography


  • 2 Communes


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Geography


It begins on the Gâtinais plateau at La Neuville-sur-Essonne through the confluence of two rivers, the Œuf—whose source is near Chilleurs-aux-Bois, Loiret, at 130 metres (430 ft) above sea level—and the Rimarde—whose source is near Nibelle, Loiret, 182 metres (597 ft). Notably it runs through Malesherbes and La Ferté-Alais, before running into the Seine at Corbeil-Essonnes.


Notable among the Essonne's tributaries is the Juine, 55 kilometres (34 mi) long, which enters from the left. The other tributaries are short streams (the Velvette, the Ru de D’Huison, the Ru de Misery off the left bank; Ru de Boigny and the Ru de Ballancourt off the right bank).


From Corbeil-Essonnes to its terminus at Malesherbes], the RER D runs along the valley of the Essonne. Part of the basin feeding the Essonne, as well as its course between Malesherbes and La Ferté-Alais, are in the parc naturel régional du Gâtinais français.



Communes


The Essonne runs through the communes of:



In Loiret 



La Neuville-sur-Essonne ~ Aulnay-la-Rivière ~ Ondreville-sur-Essonne ~ Briarres-sur-Essonne ~ Dimancheville ~ Orville ~ Augerville-la-Rivière



In Seine-et-Marne 



Boulancourt ~ Buthiers



In Loiret 


Malesherbes



In Seine-et-Marne

Nanteau-sur-Essonne



In Essonne 



Boigneville ~ Prunay-sur-Essonne ~ Buno-Bonnevaux ~ Gironville-sur-Essonne ~ Maisse ~ Courdimanche-sur-Essonne ~ Boutigny-sur-Essonne ~ Vayres-sur-Essonne ~ Guigneville-sur-Essonne ~ La Ferté-Alais ~ Baulne ~ Itteville ~ Ballancourt-sur-Essonne ~ Vert-le-Petit ~ Fontenay-le-Vicomte ~ Écharcon ~ Mennecy ~ Lisses ~ Ormoy ~ Villabé ~ Corbeil-Essonnes





References



  • http://www.geoportail.fr

  • The Essonne at the Sandre database



External links



  • Siarce

  • Parc naturel régional du Gâtinais français




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