Yerres (river)
Yerres | ||
The river near Boussy-Saint-Antoine |
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Data | ||
Water code | FR : F4-0210 | |
location | France , Île-de-France region | |
River system | His | |
Drain over | Its → English Channel | |
source | in the municipality of Guérard 48 ° 47 '43 " N , 2 ° 56" 51 " E |
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Source height | approx. 130 m | |
muzzle | in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges in the Seine coordinates: 48 ° 43 ′ 36 " N , 2 ° 26 ′ 37" E 48 ° 43 ′ 36 " N , 2 ° 26 ′ 37" E |
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Mouth height | approx. 30 m | |
Height difference | approx. 100 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 1 ‰ | |
length | 97 km | |
Left tributaries | Visandre , Yvron , Avon | |
Right tributaries | Breon , Marsange , Réveillon | |
Medium-sized cities | Combs-la-Ville , Brunoy , Yerres , Villeneuve-Saint-Georges | |
Small towns | Quincy-sous-Sénart , Boussy-Saint-Antoine , Épinay-sous-Sénart , Crosne |
The Yerres (also: Yères ) is a river in France that runs in the Île-de-France region . It rises in the municipality of Guérard , where the upper course is also called Ru de Tournelles , initially drains south to southwest, then turns to northwest and flows into the Seine after 97 kilometers in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges as a right tributary . Its lower reaches lead through a densely populated area in the greater Paris area. On her way she crosses the departments of Seine-et-Marne , Essonne and Val-de-Marne .
Not to be confused with the French coastal river Yères in Haute-Normandie!
Places on the river
- Touquin
- Rozay-en-Brie
- Chaumes-en-Brie
- Soignolles-en-Brie
- Combs-la-Ville
- Quincy-sous-Sénart
- Boussy-Saint-Antoine
- Épinay-sous-Sénart
- Brunoy
- Montgeron
- Yerres
- Crosne
- Villeneuve-Saint-Georges
Web links
Commons : Yerres - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b geoportail.gouv.fr (1: 16,000)
- ↑ Water information system Service d'Administration National des Données et Référentiels sur l'Eau (French) ( information ), accessed on November 26, 2009, rounded to full kilometers