- Ourcq
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- For the Paris Métro station, see Ourcq (Paris Métro).
Ourcq Origin Picardie Mouth Marne
49°0′49″N 3°0′49″E / 49.01361°N 3.01361°ECoordinates: 49°0′49″N 3°0′49″E / 49.01361°N 3.01361°EBasin countries France Length 87 km The Ourcq is a 87 km long river in France, right tributary of the Marne. Its source is near the village Ronchères. Its course crosses the departments of Aisne, Oise and Seine-et-Marne. It flows southwest through the towns of Fère-en-Tardenois, La Ferté-Milon, Mareuil-sur-Ourcq and Crouy-sur-Ourcq, finally flowing into the Marne near Lizy-sur-Ourcq. Napoleon I instituted the river as a water source, and it supplied the city of Paris until Baron Haussmann's rebuilding of the city.
References
Categories:- Picardy geography stubs
- Île-de-France geography stubs
- Rivers of France
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