Vence (Meuse)
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| Water code | FR : B53-0200 | |
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France
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| River system | Meuse | |
| Drain over | Meuse → North Sea | |
| source | near Bellevue , in the municipality of Launois-sur-Vence 49 ° 40 ′ 32 ″ N , 4 ° 30 ′ 54 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 221 m | |
| muzzle | in the municipality of Charleville-Mézières in the Meuse coordinates: 49 ° 45 ′ 19 ″ N , 4 ° 44 ′ 9 ″ E 49 ° 45 ′ 19 ″ N , 4 ° 44 ′ 9 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 143 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 78 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 2.4 ‰ | |
| length | 33 km | |
| Catchment area | 129.5 km² | |
| Drain at the mouth |
MQ |
2.2 m³ / s |
| Big cities | Charleville-Mezieres | |
The Vence is a river in France that runs in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region .
geography
course
The Vence rises in the municipality of Launois-sur-Vence , generally drains east to northeast and flows into the Meuse as a left tributary after 33 kilometers in the southern suburbs of Charleville-Mézières . Most of the course of the river, the Vence is accompanied by the A34 motorway and the parallel Reims - Rethel - Charleville-Mézières railway .
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)
- Launois-sur-Vence
- Montigny-sur-Vence
- Poix-Terron
- Yvernaumont
- Saint-Pierre-sur-Vence
- Boulzicourt
- La Francheville
- Mohon , Charleville-Mézières municipality
Web links
- Débits caractéristiques de la Vence (French; PDF; 12 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ Water information system Service d'Administration National des Données et Référentiels sur l'Eau (French) ( information ), accessed on November 27, 2016, rounded to full kilometers
- ↑ a b see web link Débits caractéristiques de la Vence