Touques (river)

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Touques
The Touques in Pont-l'Évêque

The Touques in Pont-l'Évêque

Data
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
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
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

Web links

Commons : Touques River  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  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 Touques at SANDRE (French), accessed on September 19, 2009, rounded to full kilometers.