- Essonne River
Infobox River | river_name = Essonne
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origin =Gâtinais
mouth =Seine
coord|48|36|52|N|2|28|52|E|name=Seine-Essonne|display=inline,title
basin_countries =France
length = 97 km
elevation =
discharge =
watershed = The Essonne is a 97 km long French river. It is atributary off the left bank of theSeine . Its course crosses the departments ofLoiret andEssonne , and it gives its name to the latter. The Essone's name and the present name of its higher course (theŒuf ) originate inAcionna , a Gallo-Roman river goddess attested atOrléans (Genabum).Geography
It begins on the
Gâtinais plateau atLa Neuville-sur-Essonne through the confluence of two rivers, theŒuf (whose source is nearChilleurs-aux-Bois ,Loiret , at 130m altitude) and theRimarde (whose source is nearNibelle ,Loiret , 182m altitude). Notably she runs throughMalesherbes andLa Ferté-Alais , before running into the Seine atCorbeil-Essonnes .Notable among the Essonne's tributaries is the
Juine (55 km long, off its left bank) - the other tributaries are short streams (the Velvette, the Ru de D’Huison, the Ru de Misery off the left bank; Ru de Boigny and the Ru de Ballancourt off the right bank).From
Corbeil-Essonnes to its terminus atMalesherbes , theRER D runs along the valley of the Essonne. Part of the basin feeding the Essonne, as well as its course betweenMalesherbes andLa Ferté-Alais , are in the parc naturel régional du Gâtinais français.Communes
The Essonne runs through the communes of:
; In Loiret ::
La Neuville-sur-Essonne ~Aulnay-la-Rivière ~Ondreville-sur-Essonne ~Briarres-sur-Essonne ~Dimancheville ~ Orville ~Augerville-la-Rivière ; In Seine-et-Marne ::
Boulancourt ~ Buthiers; In Loiret :: Malesherbes
; In Seine-et-Marne:
Nanteau-sur-Essonne ; In Essonne ::
Boigneville ~Prunay-sur-Essonne ~Buno-Bonnevaux ~Gironville-sur-Essonne ~Maisse ~Courdimanche-sur-Essonne ~Boutigny-sur-Essonne ~Vayres-sur-Essonne ~Guigneville-sur-Essonne ~La Ferté-Alais ~Baulne ~Itteville ~Ballancourt-sur-Essonne ~Vert-le-Petit ~Fontenay-le-Vicomte ~Écharcon ~Mennecy ~Lisses ~ Ormoy ~Villabé ~Corbeil-Essonnes References
*http://www.geoportail.fr
* [http://sandre.eaufrance.fr/app/chainage/courdo/htm/F45-0400.php?cg=F45-0400 The Essonne at the Sandre database]External links
* [http://siarce.cyberl.fr/index.php?r=rub1_1.php Siarce]
* [http://www.parc-gatinais-francais.fr/ Parc naturel régional du Gâtinais français]
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