Soulles (river)

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Soulles
The Soulles at Soulles

The Soulles at Soulles

Data
Water code FR :  I72-0400
location France , Normandy region
River system Soulles
source in the parish of Percy,
48 ° 56 ′ 15 ″  N , 1 ° 10 ′ 16 ″  W
Source height approx.  176  m
muzzle on the municipal boundary of Orval sur Sienne and Heugueville-sur-Sienne in the English Channel Coordinates: 49 ° 1 ′ 13 ″  N , 1 ° 30 ′ 22 ″  W 49 ° 1 ′ 13 ″  N , 1 ° 30 ′ 22 ″  W
Mouth height approx.  7  m
Height difference approx. 169 m
Bottom slope approx. 3.3 ‰
length 52 km
Small towns Coutances
Railway viaduct over the river at Coutances

Railway viaduct over the river at Coutances

The Soulles is a coastal river in France that runs in the Manche department in the Normandy region . It rises in the municipality of Percy , generally drains north-west to west and flows after 52 kilometers at the hamlet of Le Pont de la Roque , on the municipal boundary of Orval sur Sienne and Heugueville-sur-Sienne , into the confluence of the river Sienne and thus into the English Channel .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  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 Soulles at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 10, 2013, rounded to full kilometers.