Touques (river)
Touques | ||
The Touques in Pont-l'Évêque |
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Water code | FR : I0-0200 | |
location | France , Normandy region | |
River system | Touques | |
source | in the municipality of Champ-Haut, 48 ° 43 ′ 18 ″ N , 0 ° 19 ′ 20 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 280 m | |
muzzle | between Deauville and Trouville-sur-Mer in the English Channel Coordinates: 49 ° 22 ′ 10 ″ N , 0 ° 4 ′ 23 ″ E 49 ° 22 ′ 10 ″ N , 0 ° 4 ′ 23 ″ E |
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Mouth height | 0 m | |
Height difference | approx. 280 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 2.6 ‰ | |
length | 108 km | |
Right tributaries | Orbiquet , Paquine , Calonne | |
Medium-sized cities | Lisieux | |
Small towns | Trouville-sur-Mer | |
Navigable | in the mouth area |
The Touques is a river in France that runs in the Normandy region . It rises in the Perche landscape , in the commune of Champ-Haut , generally drains north, crosses the Pays d'Auge and flows into the English Channel after 108 kilometers between Deauville and Trouville-sur-Mer . On her way she touches the Orne and Calvados departments .
history
The river is significant in history because the English King Henry V landed near its mouth on August 1, 1417.
Places on the river
- Champ skin
- Orgères
- Gacé
- Neuville-sur-Touques
- Fervaques
- Saint-Martin-de-la-Lieue
- Beuvillers
- Saint-Désir
- Lisieux
- Le Breuil-en-Auge
- Pont-l'Évêque
- Saint-Arnoult
- Touques
- Deauville
- Trouville-sur-Mer
Web links
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