Béthune (river)

Bethune
The river at Saint-Aubin-le-Cauf
Data
Water code	FR :  G2-0200
location	France , Normandy region
River system	Arques
Drain over	Arques  → English Channel
source	in the municipality of Gaillefontaine 49 ° 38 ′ 6 ″  N , 1 ° 37 ′ 41 ″  E
Source height	approx.  204  m
muzzle	Union with the Varenne and Eaulne rivers in the municipality of Arques-la-Bataille and formation of the Arques River Coordinates: 49 ° 53 ′ 27 ″  N , 1 ° 7 ′ 47 ″  E 49 ° 53 ′ 27 ″  N , 1 ° 7 ′ 47 ″  O
Mouth height	approx.  4  m
Height difference	approx. 200 m
Bottom slope	approx. 3.3 ‰
length	approx. 61 km
Small towns	Neufchâtel-en-Bray

The Béthune is a river in France that runs in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region . It rises in the municipality of Gaillefontaine and generally drains in a north-westerly direction through the landscape of the Pays de Bray . After a stretch of river of about 61 kilometers, the Béthune joins the Varenne and Eaulne rivers in the municipality of Arques-la-Bataille , thus forming the Arques River , which flows six kilometers further into the English Channel .

Places on the river

• Gaillefontaine
• Neufchâtel-en-Bray
• Mesnières-en-Bray
• Bures-en-Bray
• Osmoy-Saint-Valery
• Saint-Vaast-d'Équiqueville
• Dampierre-Saint-Nicolas
• Saint-Aubin-le-Cauf
• Arques-la-Bataille

Web links

Commons : Béthune  - 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 data of the Arques river from SANDRE (French), accessed on February 7, 2010, as these obviously contain the course of the Béthune river. The length given there was therefore reduced by that of the Arques (six kilometers).