Orge (Seine)

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Orge
The Orge at Brétigny-sur-Orge

The Orge at Brétigny-sur-Orge

Data
Water code FR :  F46-0400
location France , Île-de-France region
River system His
Drain over Its  → English Channel
source in the municipality of Saint-Martin-de-Bréthencourt,
48 ° 30 ′ 31 ″  N , 1 ° 55 ′ 11 ″  E
Source height approx.  130  m
muzzle at Athis-Mons in the Seine coordinates: 48 ° 42 ′ 41 ″  N , 2 ° 24 ′ 14 ″  E 48 ° 42 ′ 41 ″  N , 2 ° 24 ′ 14 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  30  m
Height difference approx. 100 m
Bottom slope approx. 1.9 ‰
length 53 km
Catchment area 952 km²
Drain MQ
 4 m³ / s
Left tributaries Rémarde
Right tributaries Yvette
Medium-sized cities Savigny-sur-Orge , Viry-Châtillon , Athis-Mons
Small towns Dourdan , Breuillet , Égly , Arpajon , Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon , Brétigny-sur-Orge , Saint-Michel-sur-Orge , Longpont-sur-Orge , Épinay-sur-Orge , Villemoisson-sur-Orge , Juvisy- sur-Orge

The Orge is a river in France that runs in the Île-de-France region . It rises in the municipality of Saint-Martin-de-Bréthencourt . The Orge generally drains in a north-easterly direction and flows into the Seine as a left tributary after 53 kilometers at Athis-Mons , southeast of Paris-Orly airport . A second estuary reaches the Seine around four kilometers upstream, at Viry-Châtillon . On its way, the river crosses the Yvelines and Essonne departments . Its lower reaches lead through a densely populated area with around 370,000 inhabitants in the greater Paris area.

Places on the river

Web links

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

Remarks

  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 Orge at SANDRE (French), accessed on July 28, 2009, rounded to full kilometers.