Esque
| Esque | ||
 In the headwaters of the Esque |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : I46-0400 | |
| location | France , Normandy region | |
| River system | Vire | |
| Drain over | Aure → Vire → English Channel | |
| source | in the municipality of Cerisy-la-Forêt 49 ° 11 ′ 49 ″ N , 0 ° 54 ′ 14 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 110 m | |
| muzzle | in the municipality of Colombières in the Aure coordinates: 49 ° 19 ′ 6 ″ N , 0 ° 59 ′ 40 ″ W 49 ° 19 ′ 6 ″ N , 0 ° 59 ′ 40 ″ W |
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| Mouth height | approx. 2 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 108 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 5.1 ‰ | |
| length | 21 km | |
The Esque is a river in France that runs in the Normandy region . It rises in the municipality of Cerisy-la-Forêt , in the Forêt de Cerisy nature reserve , drains generally north to northeast, reaches the Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin Regional Nature Park and, after a total of 21 kilometers, flows into the Aure as a left tributary in the municipality of Colombières . On its way, the Esque crosses the departments of Manche and Calvados .
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)
Attractions
- Manoire de la Rivière , 16th century mansion on the river, in the municipality of Sainte-Marguerite-d'Elle - Monument historique
Individual evidence
- ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ Water information system Service d'Administration National des Données et Référentiels sur l'Eau (French) ( information ), accessed on April 19, 2014, rounded to full kilometers
- ↑ Manoire de la Rivière in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)