List of rivers of France

List of rivers [change]

North Sea [change]

The rivers in this section are sorted north-east (Netherlands) to south-west (Calais).

Rhine/Rhin (main branch at Hoek van Holland, Netherlands)
- Moselle (in Koblenz, Germany)
  - Saar/Sarre (near Konz, Germany)
    - Nied (in Rehlingen-Siersburg, Germany)
    - Blies (in Sarreguemines)
  - Sauer/Sûre (in Wasserbillig, Luxembourg)
    - Alzette (in Ettelbruck, Luxembourg)
  - Orne (Moselle) (near Mondelange)
  - Seille (in Metz)
  - Rupt de Mad (in Arnaville)
  - Meurthe (in Frouard)
    - Mortagne (in Mont-sur-Meurthe)
  - Madon (in Pont-Saint-Vincent)
  - Vologne (in Pouxeux)
- Lauter (in Lauterbourg)
- Moder (in Neuhaeusel)
- Sauer (in Seltz)
- Ill (near La Wantzenau)
  - Thur (near Ensisheim)
Meuse (main branch near Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands)
- Sambre (in Namur, Belgium)
- Semois/Semoy (in Monthermé)
- Sormonne (in Warcq)
- Bar (near Dom-le-Mesnil)
- Chiers (in Bazeilles)
  - Othain (in Montmédy)

Scheldt/Escaut (near Flushing, Netherlands)
- Lys (in Ghent, Belgium)
  - Deûle (in Deûlémont)
- Scarpe (in Mortagne-du-Nord)
- Haine (in Condé-sur-l'Escaut)
Yser (in Nieuwpoort, Belgium)
Aa (in Gravelines)

The Channel [change]

The rivers in this section are sorted east (Calais) to west (Brest).

Canche (in Étaples)
Authie (near Berck)
Somme (near Abbeville)
- Avre (in Amiens)
Bresle (in Le Tréport)
Arques (in Dieppe)
- Béthune (in Arques-la-Bataille)

Seine (in Le Havre)
- Risle (in Berville-sur-Mer)
  - Charentonne (near Bernay)
- Eure (in Pont-de-l'Arche)
  - Iton (near Louviers)
  - Avre (near Dreux)
- Andelle (in Pîtres)
- Epte (near Vernon)
- Oise (in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, west of Paris)
  - Thérain (in Creil)
  - Aisne (in Compiègne)
    - Vesle (in Condé-sur-Aisne)
    - Suippe (in Condé-sur-Suippe)
    - Aire (near Grandpré)
  - Ailette (in Quierzy)
  - Serre (in La Fère)
- Marne (in Ivry-sur-Seine, south-east of Paris)
  - Grand Morin (near Meaux)
    - Aubetin (in Pommeuse)
  - Ourcq (near Lizy-sur-Ourcq)
  - Petit Morin (in La Ferté-sous-Jouarre)
  - Saulx (in Vitry-le-François)
    - Chée (in Vitry-en-Perthois)
    - Ornain (in Pargny-sur-Saulx)
  - Blaise (in Arrigny)
- Orge (in Athis-Mons)
- Essonne (in Corbeil-Essonnes)
  - Juine (in Balancourt-sur-Essonne)
- Loing (near Moret-sur-Loing)
  - Ouanne (in Conflans-sur-Loing)
  - Lunain (in Épisy)
- Yonne (in Montereau-Fault-Yonne)
  - Armançon (in Migennes)
  - Serein (in Bassou)
  - Cure (near Vermenton)
- Aube (near Romilly-sur-Seine)
  - Voire (in Chalette-sur-Voire)
  - Aujon (in Longchamp-sur-Aujon)
- Barse (in Troyes)
- Ource (in Bar-sur-Seine)

Touques (in Deauville)
Dives (in Cabourg)
Orne (in Ouistreham)
Vire (near Isigny-sur-Mer)
- Aure (in Isigny-sur-Mer)
Douve (near Carentan)
Sée (near Avranches)
Sélune (near Avranches)
Couesnon (near Mont Saint Michel)
Rance (in Saint-Malo)
Trieux (near Lézardrieux)

Atlantic Ocean [change]

The rivers in this section are sorted north (Brest) to south (Spain).

Élorn (near Brest)
Aulne (in Logonna-Daoulas)
Odet (near Quimper)
Laïta (in Guidel)
- Ellé (in Quimperlé)
Blavet (in Lorient)
- Ével (in Baud, Morbihan)
Vilaine (in Pénestin)
- Oust (in Redon)
  - Arz (in Saint-Jean-la-Poterie)
  - Aff (in Glénac)
- Don (in Massérac)
- Chère (in Sainte-Anne-sur-Vilaine)
- Semnon (in Bourg-des-Comptes)
- Meu (in Goven)

Loire (in Saint-Nazaire)
- Sèvre Nantaise (in Nantes)
- Erdre (in Nantes)
- Èvre (in Le Marillais)
- Layon (in Chalonnes-sur-Loire)
- Maine (near Angers)
  - Mayenne (near Angers)
    - Oudon (in Le Lion-d'Angers)
      - Verzée (in Segré)
    - Ernée (in Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne)
  - Sarthe (near Angers)
    - Loir (north of Angers)
      - Braye (in Lavenay)
    - Vaige (in Sablé-sur-Sarthe)
    - Vègre (in Avoise)
    - Huisne (in Le Mans)
- Thouet (in Saumur)
  - Dive (near Saint-Just-sur-Dive)
  - Argenton (near Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay)
  - Thouaret (near Thouars)
- Vienne (in Candes-Saint-Martin)
  - Creuse (north of Châtellerault)
    - Gartempe (in La Roche-Posay)
      - Anglin (in Angles-sur-l'Anglin)
        
        Salleron (in Ingrandes)
        
        Benaize (in Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize)
      - Brame (in Darnac)
      - Semme (in Droux)
    - Bouzanne (in Le Pont-Chrétien-Chabenet)
    - Petite Creuse (in Fresselines)
  - Clain (in Châtellerault)
    - Clouère (in Château-Larcher)
  - Briance (in Condat-sur-Vienne)
  - Taurion (in Saint-Priest-Taurion)
- Indre (in Avoine)
  - Indrois (in Azay-sur-Indre)
- Cher (in Villandry)
  - Sauldre (in Selles-sur-Cher)
    - Rère (in Villeherviers)
  - Arnon (near Vierzon)
  - Yèvre (in Vierzon)
    - Auron (in Bourges)
  - Tardes (in Évaux-les-Bains)
    - Voueize (in Chambon-sur-Voueize)
- Beuvron (in Chaumont-sur-Loire)
  - Cosson (in Candé-sur-Beuvron)
- Vauvise (in Saint-Satur)
- Allier (near Nevers)
  - Sioule (in La Ferté-Hauterive)
    - Bouble (in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule)
  - Dore (near Puy-Guillaume)
  - Alagnon (near Jumeaux)
  - Senouire (near Brioude)
  - Chapeauroux (in Saint-Christophe-d'Allier)
- Acolin (near Decize)
- Aron (in Decize)
  - Alène (in Cercy-la-Tour)
- Besbre (near Dompierre-sur-Besbre)
- Arroux (in Digoin)
  - Bourbince (in Digoin)
- Arconce (in Varenne-Saint-Germain)
- Lignon du Forez (in Feurs)
- Lignon du Velay (in Monistrol-sur-Loire)
Lay (in L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer)
- Yon (in Le Champ-Saint-Père)
- Smagne (in Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais)
Sèvre Niortaise (in Marans)
- Vendée (in Marans)
Charente (near Rochefort)
- Boutonne (in Cabariot)
- Seugne (near Courcoury)
- Bonnieure (near Mansle)
  - Tardoire (in Saint-Ciers-sur-Bonnieure)
    - Bandiat (in Agris)
Seudre (in Marennes)

Dordogne (into the Gironde estuary near Ambès)
- Isle (in Libourne)
  - Dronne (in Coutras)
    - Lizonne (in Saint-Séverin)
    - Côle (in Condat-sur-Trincou)
  - Beauronne (near Mussidan)
  - Auvézère (in Bassillac)
  - Loue (in Coulaures)
- Vézère (near Le Bugue)
  - Corrèze (in Brive-la-Gaillarde)
- Céou (in Castelnaud-la-Chapelle)
- Cère (near Bretenoux)
- Maronne (in Argentat)
- Luzège (in Laval-sur-Luzège)
- Triouzoune (in Sérandon)
- Diège (in Roche-le-Peyroux)
- Rhue (in Bort-les-Orgues)
- Chavanon (in Confolent-Port-Dieu)

Garonne (into the Gironde estuary near Ambès)
- Ciron (in Barsac)
- Dropt (in Caudrot)
- Lot (near Aiguillon)
  - Lède (near Villeneuve-sur-Lot)
  - Célé (near Cabrerets)
  - Truyère (in Entraygues-sur-Truyère)
  - Colagne (in Le Monastier-Pin-Moriès)
- Baïse (near Aiguillon)
  - Gélise (in Lavardac)
    - Osse (in Nérac)
    - Auzoue (in Mézin)
  - Petite Baïse (in L'Isle-de-Noé)
- Gers (near Agen)
- Séoune (in Lafox)
- Auroue (in Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Balerme)
- Barguelonne (in Golfech)
- Arrats (near Valence)
- Tarn (near Castelsarrasin)
  - Aveyron (near Montauban)
    - Vère (in Bruniquel)
    - Cérou (in Milhars)
    - Viaur (in Laguépie)
      - Céor (in Saint-Just-sur-Viaur)
  - Agout (in Saint-Sulpice)
    - Dadou (in Ambres)
    - Thoré (in Castres)
    - Gijou (in Vabre)
  - Dourdou de Camarès (in Broquiès)
  - Dourbie (in Millau)
- Gimone (near Castelsarrasin)
- Save (in Grenade)
  - Gesse (in Espaon)
- Hers-Mort (near Grenade)
- Touch (in Toulouse)
- Ariège (in Toulouse)
  - Lèze (in Labarthe-sur-Lèze)
  - Hers-Vif (in Cintegabelle)
- Louge (in Muret)
- Arize (in Carbonne)
- Salat (in Boussens)
- Neste (in Montréjeau)

Eyre/Leyre (near Arcachon)

Adour (near Bayonne)
- Nive (in Bayonne)
- Bidouze (in Guiche)
- Gave de Pau (near Peyrehorade)
  - Gave d'Oloron (in Peyrehorade)
    - Saison (near Sauveterre-de-Béarn)
    - Gave d'Aspe (in Oloron-Sainte-Marie)
- Luy (near Tercis-les-Bains)
  - Luy de France (near Gaujacq)
  - Luy de Béarn (near Gaujacq)
- Louts (near Hinx)
- Midouze (near Pontonx-sur-l'Adour)
  - Douze (in Mont-de-Marsan)
  - Midou (in Mont-de-Marsan)
- Gabas (in Toulouzette)
- Léez (near Aire-sur-l'Adour)
- Arros (near Riscle)
  - Bouès (near Marciac)
- Échez (in Maubourguet)
Bidasoa (in Hendaye)

Mediterranean Sea [change]

The rivers in this section are sorted west (Spain) to east (Italy).

Ebro/Èbre (near Deltebre, Spain)
- Segre (in Mequinenza, Spain)
Tech (near Argelès-sur-Mer)
Têt (near Perpignan)
Agly (in Le Barcarès)
Aude (near Narbonne)
- Orbieu (in Raissac-d'Aude)
Orb (in Valras-Plage)
Hérault (near Agde)
- Vis (near Ganges)
Vidourle (in Le Grau-du-Roi)

Rhône (in Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône)
- Gard or Gardon (in Beaucaire)
- Durance (in Avignon)
  - Calavon (near Caumont-sur-Durance)
  - Verdon (in Saint-Paul-lès-Durance)
  - Asse (in Valensole)
  - Bléone (in Les Mées)
  - Buëch (in Sisteron)
  - Ubaye (near La Bréole)
  - Guil (in Guillestre)
- Ouvèze (near Avignon)
- Cèze (in Codolet)
- Ardèche (in Pont-Saint-Esprit)
  - Chassezac (in Saint-Alban-Auriolles)
- Drôme (in Loriol-sur-Drôme)
- Eyrieux (in Beauchastel)
- Isère (near Valence)
  - Drac (in Grenoble)
    - Romanche (near Vizille)
  - Arc (near Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny)
- Galaure (in Saint-Vallier)
- Saône (in Lyon)
  - Azergues (in Anse)
  - Chalaronne (in Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne)
  - Veyle (near Mâcon)
  - Reyssouze (near Pont-de-Vaux)
  - Seille (near Tournus)
    - Sâne Vive (in Brienne)
      - Sâne Morte (in Ménetreuil)
    - Solnan (in Louhans)
      - Vallière (in Louhans)
      - Sevron (in Varennes-Saint-Sauveur)
  - Grosne (in Marnay)
  - Doubs (in Verdun-sur-le-Doubs)
    - Loue (near Dole)
    - Allaine/Allan (near Montbéliard)
  - Ouche (in Saint-Jean-de-Losne)
  - Tille (near Auxonne)
  - Ognon (in Pontailler-sur-Saône)
  - Côney (in Corre)
- Ain (near Pont-de-Chéruy)
  - Albarine (in Châtillon-la-Palud)
- Bourbre (in Chavanoz)
- Fier (in Seyssel)
  - Chéran (in Rumilly)
- Arve (in Geneva, Switzerland)

Touloubre (in Saint-Chamas via the Étang de Berre lagoon)
Arc (near Berre-l'Étang via the Étang de Berre)
Argens (in Fréjus)
Var (in Saint-Laurent-du-Var)
- Estéron (in Saint-Martin-du-Var)
- Tinée (near Utelle)
Roya (in Ventimiglia, Italy)

In Corsica [change]

The rivers in this section are sorted clockwise along the Corsican coast starting from Cap Corse.

Golo (near Bastia)
Tavignano (in Aléria)
Taravo (near Propriano)

Po basin (Adriatic Sea) [change]

Po/Pô (near Venice, Italy)
- Dora Riparia/Doire Ripaire (in Turin, Italy)
  - Cenischia/Cenise (in Susa, Italy)

References [change]

List of rivers of France

Contents

List of rivers [change]

North Sea [change]

The Channel [change]

Atlantic Ocean [change]

Mediterranean Sea [change]

In Corsica [change]

Po basin (Adriatic Sea) [change]

References [change]

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