Commerce River

Infobox River | river_name = Commerce


caption = The Bolbec at Vallot mill.
origin = Pays de Caux
mouth = Seine
basin_countries = France
length = 15.5 km
elevation = 140m
discharge = 0.240
watershed = 160 km²

The river Bolbec or Commerce is one of the rivers that flow from the plateau of the southern Pays de Caux in the Seine-Maritime "département" of Haute-Normandie into the Seine.
The river rises at Bolbec and passes Gruchet-le-Valasse, where its name changes to the Commerce. It then passes through Lillebonne and joins the Seine at Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon.

Economy

The river hosted many watermills that powered machinery to process both cotton and flax. The area became so prosperous it was named the Golden Valley.

See also

*French water management scheme

External links

* [http://sandre.eaufrance.fr/app/chainage/courdo/htm/H5130600.php?cg=H5130600 The Commerce on the Sandre website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=browse Accès aux villes et villages de France du Quid] fr
* [http://www.geoportail.fr French Geography website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on October 4th 2008."