Voise (river)

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Voise
The Maintenon Aqueduct

The Maintenon Aqueduct

Data
Water code FR :  H40-0400
location France , Center-Val de Loire region
River system His
Drain over Your  → Seine  → English Channel
source in the municipality of Voise
48 ° 24 ′ 8 ″  N , 1 ° 42 ′ 37 ″  E
Source height approx.  140  m
muzzle at Maintenon in the Eure coordinates: 48 ° 36 ′ 1 ″  N , 1 ° 34 ′ 4 ″  E 48 ° 36 ′ 1 ″  N , 1 ° 34 ′ 4 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  100  m
Height difference approx. 40 m
Bottom slope approx. 1.2 ‰
length 33 km
Catchment area 949 km²
Right tributaries Rémarde

The Voise is a river in France that runs in the Eure-et-Loir department , in the Center-Val de Loire region . It rises in the Beauce landscape , in the municipality of Voise of the same name . The river drains first in a northerly, later in a north-westerly direction and flows into the Eure after 33 kilometers at Maintenon as a left tributary . The river between the Ymeray and the estuary was canalized , but is no longer permitted for navigation today .

history

At the request of the French King Louis XIV , his famous fortress builder Vauban planned to build water from the Eure Valley via a more than 80 kilometers long water pipe to supply the water features in the palace gardens of the Palace of Versailles . The Eure, Voise and Drouette rivers were partially canalised under the name Canal Louis XIV to bring in the necessary building materials . After around five years of construction, the project was canceled for political and financial reasons, and an imposing aqueduct can still be seen in the palace gardens of Schloss Maintenon .

Places on the river

Web links

Remarks

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Voise at SANDRE (French), accessed on August 12, 2009, rounded to full kilometers.