Scie
| Scie | ||
 Road viaduct crosses the Scie valley at Sauqueville |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : G3100600 | |
| location | France , Normandy region | |
| River system | Scie | |
| Drain over | Scie → English Channel | |
| source | in the local area of Étaimpuis 49 ° 38 ′ 45 ″ N , 1 ° 8 ′ 36 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 137 m | |
| muzzle | near Pourville in the municipality of Hautot-sur-Mer in the English Channel. Coordinates: 49 ° 55 ′ 4 ″ N , 1 ° 1 ′ 55 ″ E 49 ° 55 ′ 4 ″ N , 1 ° 1 ′ 55 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 1 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 136 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 3.7 ‰ | |
| length | 37 km | |
| Catchment area | 221 km² | |
The Scie is a coastal river in France that runs in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region . It rises in the local area of Étaimpuis , generally drains north to northwest through the Pays de Caux natural landscape and flows into the English Channel after 37 kilometers at Pourville in the municipality of Hautot-sur-Mer .
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)
- Étaimpuis
- Saint-Victor-l'Abbaye
- Saint-Maclou-de-Folleville
- Vassonville
- Saint-Denis-sur-Scie
- Auffay
- Heugleville-sur-Scie
- Longueville-sur-Scie
- Anneville-sur-Scie
- Sauqueville
- Saint-Aubin-sur-Scie
economy
In the 19th century, there were up to 40 watermills for making flour or for grinding apples along the river, but all of them have disappeared. In Anneville-sur-Scie there is a cellar for making cider .
tourism
Canoe and kayak tours can be undertaken on the Scie.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Scie at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 16, 2013, rounded to full kilometers.