Vanne (river) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Vanne |
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 The Vanne near Bagneaux.
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| Country | France |
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| Regions | Grand Est, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Departments | Aube, Yonne |
| Communes | Fontvannes, Estissac, Bagneaux, Sens |
| City | Sens |
| Source | close to the church |
| - location | Fontvannes, Aube, France |
| - elevation | 145 m (476 ft) |
| - coordinates | 48°16′43″N 3°52′24″E / 48.27861°N 3.87333°E |
| Confluence | Yonne |
| - location | Sens, Yonne, France |
| - elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| - coordinates | 48°44′26″N 3°16′8″W / 48.74056°N 3.26889°W |
| Length | 59 km (37 mi) |
| Basin | 990 km² (382 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for Pont-sur-Vanne |
| - average | 5.33 m³/s (188 cu ft/s) |
The Vanne is a river in eastern France that flows through the Aube and Yonne departments, in the Grand Est and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regions. The Vanne is a right tributary of the Yonne river.
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Geography
The Vanne river has a length of 59 km (36.7 mi), and a drainage basin with an area of approximately 990 km2 (382 sq mi).
Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 5.33 m3/s (188 cu ft/s) at Pont-sur-Vanne in the Yonne department.
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Course
The watershed of the Vanne is in the Aube and Yonne departments. It starts, an altitude of 145 m (475.7 ft), under the church of the commune of Fontvannes. a small town that is at about 17 km (11 mi) to the west of the city of Troyes, the capital of the Aube department. It then flows to the southwest and gets into the Yonne department.
In Sens. the Vanne joins, by its right side, the Yonne river at an altitude of 65 m (213.3 ft).
The Vanne flows through the following communes:
- Aube department
- Yonne department
Main tributaries
Most of the tributaries of the Vanne are small streams; the only important tributaries (all of them left tributaries) are:
- Ancre - 15.9 km
- Nosle - 13.4 km
- Cérilly - 15.2 km
Gallery
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The source of the Vanne in Fontvannes.
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The Vanne in Bagneaux.
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Bridge over the Vanne in Malay-le-Petit.
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Aqueduct of the Vanne in Pont-sur-Vanne.
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