Luce (Avre)

Luce
The river at Domart-sur-la-Luce
Data
Water code	FR :  E6400700
location	France , Hauts-de-France region
River system	Somme
Drain over	Avre  → Somme  → English Channel
source	in the parish of Caix 49 ° 48 ′ 51 ″  N , 2 ° 39 ′ 20 ″  E
Source height	approx.  60  m
muzzle	in the municipality of Thézy-Glimont in the Avre coordinates: 49 ° 48 '26 "  N , 2 ° 26' 54"  E 49 ° 48 '26 "  N , 2 ° 26' 54"  E
Mouth height	approx.  30  m
Height difference	approx. 30 m
Bottom slope	approx. 1.7 ‰
length	18 km

The Luce is a river in France that runs in the Somme department in the Hauts-de-France region . It rises on the eastern outskirts of Caix , generally drains in a westerly direction through the Santerre landscape and flows 18 kilometers into the municipality of Thézy-Glimont , but close to the municipality boundary with Thennes , as a right tributary into the Avre .

Places on the river

(in flow order)

• Caix
• Cayeux-en-Santerre
• Ignaucourt
• Aubercourt
• Demuin
• Hangard
• Domart-sur-la-Luce
• Thennes
• Berteaucourt-lès-Thennes

Remarks

1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
3. ↑ ^{a b} The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Luce at SANDRE (French), accessed on March 11, 2013, rounded to full kilometers.