Drôme (aure)
Drôme | ||
The river between La Vaquerie and Vidouville |
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Water code | FR : I45-0420 | |
location | France , Normandy region | |
River system | Vire | |
Drain over | Aure → Vire → English Channel | |
source | in the municipality of Saint-Martin-des-Besaces, 49 ° 0 ′ 30 ″ N , 0 ° 54 ′ 5 ″ W |
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Source height | approx. 210 m | |
muzzle | below Maisons in the Aure Coordinates: 49 ° 19 ′ 19 " N , 0 ° 45 ′ 23" W 49 ° 19 ′ 19 " N , 0 ° 45 ′ 23" W |
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Mouth height | approx. 18 m | |
Height difference | approx. 192 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 3.3 ‰ | |
length | 58 km | |
Small towns | Bayeux |
The Drôme is a river in France that runs predominantly in the Calvados department in the Normandy region . It rises in the municipality of Saint-Martin-des-Besaces , generally drains in a northerly direction and flows into the Aure as a left tributary after 58 kilometers below Maisons . An oxbow lake of the Drôme flows into the Aure a few hundred meters further upstream. As a border river, the Drôme also touches the neighboring department of Manche on its way .