- Aisne River
Infobox River | river_name = Aisne
caption = The Aisne near the village of Soupir.
origin =Champagne-Ardenne
mouth = Oise
coord|49|26|1|N|2|50|49|E|name=Oise-Aisne|display=inline,title
basin_countries =France
length = 300 km
elevation =
discharge = 63 m³/s
watershed = 7,752 km²The Aisne is a
river in northeasternFrance , lefttributary of the river Oise. It gave its name to the French "département"Aisne .It rises in the
forest of Argonne nearSainte-Menehould . It flows north and then west before joining theOise River nearCompiègne . The Aisne is about 290 kilometres (180 miles) long. Three bitter battles ofWorld War I were fought into the valleys of the Aisne.Places along the river
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Département s" and towns along the river include:
*Meuse
*Marne :Sainte-Menehould
* Ardennes:Vouziers ,Rethel
*Aisne :Soissons
*Oise :Compiègne Navigation
Small boats can travel much of the length of the river. Canals join the Aisne to the
Seine and Meuse rivers. In the small-capacity network of waterways, the Aisne and the Canal Latéral à l'Aisne (Aisne lateral canal) give access to the agricultural towns ofSoissons and Vailly-sur-Aisne, both large exporters of cerials. The waterway also links Northwestern Europe to the small inland harbour ofReims , where metallurgical industries are depending on inland waterways transport. The Aisne is connected to the rest of the network by the Oise river, the Canal de l'Aisne à l'Oise, the Canal des Ardennes and the Canal de l'Aisne à la Marne. (Source: [http://www.noordersoft.com/indexen.html NoorderSoft Waterways Database] )References
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World Book encyclopedia 1988See also
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Battle of the Aisne
*Rivers of France
*Chemin des Dames
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