Drôme (aure)

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Drôme
The river between La Vaquerie and Vidouville

The river between La Vaquerie and Vidouville

Data
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
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
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 .

Places on the river

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information on the Drôme from SANDRE (French), accessed on February 15, 2010, rounded to the nearest kilometer.