Avre (Somme)

Avre
The Avre at Moreuil
Data
Water code	FR :  E6400600
location	France , Hauts-de-France region
River system	Somme
Drain over	Somme  → English Channel
source	in Amy parish, 49 ° 37 ′ 54 ″  N , 2 ° 49 ′ 47 ″  E
Source height	approx.  80  m
muzzle	in the municipality of Camon in the Somme coordinates: 49 ° 53 ′ 1 ″  N , 2 ° 20 ′ 24 ″  E 49 ° 53 ′ 1 ″  N , 2 ° 20 ′ 24 ″  E
Mouth height	approx.  24  m
Height difference	approx. 56 m
Bottom slope	approx. 0.85 ‰
length	66 km
Left tributaries	Trois Doms , Noye
Right tributaries	Luce
Big cities	Amiens
Small towns	Roye , Longueau

The Avre is a river in France that runs in the Hauts-de-France region . It rises in the municipality of Amy , drains generally in a north-westerly direction and flows 66 kilometers into the municipality of Camon , near Amiens , as a left tributary into the canalized Somme . On her way she crosses the Oise and Somme departments .

Places on the river

• Avricourt
• Roye
• Davenescourt
• Pierrepont-sur-Avre
• Moreuil
• Boves
• Cagny
• Longueau
• Amiens
• Camon

Web links

Commons : Avre  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b} geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
2. ↑ ^{a b} The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Avre from SANDRE (French), accessed on September 9, 2009, rounded to full kilometers.