Erve (river)

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Erve
Foulletorte Castle near Saint-Georges-sur-Erve

Foulletorte Castle near Saint-Georges-sur-Erve

Data
Water code FR :  M06-0300
location France , Pays de la Loire region
River system Loire
Drain over Sarthe  → Maine  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Saint-Martin-de-Connée,
48 ° 12 ′ 39 ″  N , 0 ° 13 ′ 44 ″  W
Source height approx.  175  m
muzzle in the urban area of Sablé-sur-Sarthe in the Sarthe coordinates: 47 ° 50 ′ 26 ″  N , 0 ° 19 ′ 56 ″  W 47 ° 50 ′ 26 ″  N , 0 ° 19 ′ 56 ″  W
Mouth height approx.  25  m
Height difference approx. 150 m
Bottom slope approx. 2.1 ‰
length approx. 71 km
Left tributaries Treulon
Small towns Sablé-sur-Sarthe

The Erve is a river in France that runs in the Pays de la Loire region . It rises on the southern flank of the Coëvrons hills in the municipality of Saint-Martin-de-Connée and flows through the Normandy-Maine Regional Nature Park in the upper reaches . The Erve generally drains in a southerly direction and flows into the Sarthe as a right tributary after around 71 kilometers in the urban area of Sablé-sur- Sarthe . On her way she crosses the departments of Mayenne and Sarthe .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

Attractions

  • Castle of Sainte-Suzanne, 70 meters above the river
  • Castle Foulletorte (also: Foultorte ), near Saint-Georges-sur-Erve, whose towers are surrounded by the Erve.

Web links

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

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 about the Erve at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 25, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.