Selle (Scheldt)
| Selle | ||
 The Selle at Montay |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : E1720600 | |
| location | France , Hauts-de-France region | |
| River system | Scheldt | |
| Drain over | Scheldt → North Sea | |
| source | in the municipality of Molain, 50 ° 1 ′ 44 ″ N , 3 ° 32 ′ 6 ″ E |
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| Source height | 117 m | |
| muzzle | in the urban area of Denain in the Scheldt Coordinates: 50 ° 19 ′ 7 ″ N , 3 ° 23 ′ 30 ″ E 50 ° 19 ′ 7 ″ N , 3 ° 23 ′ 30 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 25 m | |
| Height difference | 92 m | |
| Bottom slope | 2 ‰ | |
| length | 46 km | |
| Medium-sized cities | Douchy-les-Mines , Denain | |
| Small towns | Le Cateau-Cambrésis | |
The Selle is a river in France that runs in the Hauts-de-France region . It rises in the municipality of Molain , drains generally in a north-westerly direction and flows into the Scheldt as a right tributary after 46 kilometers in the urban area of Denain . On its way it crosses the Aisne and Nord departments .
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)
- Molain
- Saint-Souplet
- Le Cateau-Cambrésis
- Neuvilly
- Briastre
- Solesmes
- Saint-Python
- Haussy
- Saulzoir
- Haspres
- Noyelles-sur-Selle
- Douchy-les-Mines
- Denain
Web links
Commons : Selle - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ Water information system Service d'Administration National des Données et Référentiels sur l'Eau (French) ( information ), accessed on August 18, 2009, rounded to full kilometers