Cailly River

Infobox River | river_name = Cailly

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caption =
origin = Haute-Normandie
mouth = Seine
coord|49|26|57|N|1|3|24|E|name=Seine-Cailly|display=inline,title
basin_countries = France
length = 29 km
elevation =
discharge = 3 m³/s
watershed = 248 km²The Cailly is a river in France, right tributary of the Seine. It is located in the Seine-Maritime "département", in the Haute-Normandie "région". Its length is 29 km. The river flows through Fontaine-le-Bourg, Malaunay, Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville, Maromme and Déville-lès-Rouen, and empties into the Seine at Rouen.

History

In the 18th and 19th centuries, the valley was filled with textile mills, which earned it the nickname "la petite Manchester", (Little Manchester).

References

*http://www.geoportail.fr
* [http://sandre.eaufrance.fr/app/chainage/courdo/htm/H5040600.php?cg=H5040600 The Cailly at the Sandre database]