Vesle

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Vesle
The Vesle at Muizon, between Reims and Fismes

The Vesle at Muizon , between Reims and Fismes

Data
Water code FR :  H15-0400
location France , Grand Est and Hauts-de-France regions
River system His
Drain over Aisne  → Oise  → Seine  → English Channel
source in the municipality of Somme-Vesle,
48 ° 59 ′ 0 ″  N , 4 ° 36 ′ 11 ″  E
Source height approx.  150  m
muzzle at Condé-sur-Aisne in the Aisne coordinates: 49 ° 23 '37 "  N , 3 ° 28' 5"  E 49 ° 23 '37 "  N , 3 ° 28' 5"  E
Mouth height approx.  43  m
Height difference approx. 107 m
Bottom slope approx. 0.77 ‰
length approx. 139 km
Left tributaries Ardre , Muze
Right tributaries Noblette
Big cities Reims
Navigable as part of the Canal de l'Aisne à la Marne, which runs parallel in parts

The Vesle [ vɛl ] is a tributary of the Aisne in France ; thus it belongs to the overriding catchment area of the Seine . The Vesle mainly crosses the Marne département , where it originates. Its mouth is in the Aisne department .

The name probably comes from Vidula , which stands for forest river in Gallic .

course

The source of the running water is in Somme-Vesle , about 15 km east of Châlons-en-Champagne . From there, the Vesle flows continuously in a north-westerly direction until it flows into the Aisne as a left tributary after around 139 kilometers near Condé-sur-Aisne , east of Soissons . Between Sept-Saulx and Reims , it runs parallel to the Canal de l'Aisne à la Marne . At its middle course, it flows past the Montagne de Reims Regional Nature Park .

Water quality

In the second half of the 20th century, the Vesle was extremely polluted - with considerable negative effects on fauna and flora. This situation only gradually improved with the construction of a sewage treatment plant in Reims (1963); In 1999 this was replaced by a new system that also complies with stricter water protection guidelines ( ISO 9002).

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

Web links

Commons : Vesle  - 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 Vesle at SANDRE (French), accessed on January 11, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.