Marne (river) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Marne |
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 The Marne river in Noisy-le-Grand
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| Country |  France |
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| Regions | Grand Est, Hauts-de-France, Île-de-France, Grand Paris |
| Departments | Haute-Marne, Marne, Aisne, Meuse, Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne |
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| - left | Petit Morin, Somme-Soude, Grand Morin, Blaise |
| - right | Rognon, Saulx, Ourcq |
| Cities | Châlons-en-Champagne, Château-Thierry |
| Source | Plateau de Langres |
| - location | Balesmes-sur-Marne, Haute-Marne, France |
| - elevation | 420 m (1,378 ft) |
| - coordinates | 47°49′07″N 5°20′59″E / 47.81861°N 5.34972°E |
| Confluence | Seine River |
| - location | Charenton-le-Pont, Val-de-Marne, France |
| - elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
| - coordinates | 48°49′01″N 2°24′34″E / 48.81694°N 2.40944°E |
| Length | 513.9 km (319 mi) |
| Basin | 12,660 km² (4,888 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for Gournay-sur-Marne |
| - average | 109 m³/s (3,849 cu ft/s) |
The Marne is a river in France. It is a right tributary of the Seine in the area east and southeast of Paris. Four departments are named after it: Haute-Marne, Marne, Seine-et-Marne and Val-de-Marne.
The Marne is famous as the place of two battles during the First World War, the first in 1914 and the second in 1918.
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Geography
The Marne river has a length of 513.9 km (319.3 mi), one of the longest in France, and a drainage basin with an area of 12,660 km2 (4,888 sq mi).
Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 109 m3/s (3,800 cu ft/s) at Gournay-sur-Marne in the Seine-Saint-Denis department.
Course
The source of the Marne river is in the Langres Plateau, in the commune of Balesmes-sur-Marne, at an altitude of about 420 m (1,378 ft), in the Haute-Marne department. It flows generally to the north then turns to the west between Saint-Dizier and Châlons-en-Champagne.
The Marne river flows through 4 regions, 7 departments and 218 communes. It flows through the following communes, among others:
- Grand Est region
- Haute-Marne : Langres, Chaumont, Saint-Dizier
- Marne : Vitry le François, Châlons-en-Champagne, Épernay
- Hauts-de-France region
- Île-de-France region
- Seine-et-Marne : Meaux, Lagny-sur-Marne, Saint-Thibault-des-Vignes, Torcy, Noisiel, Vaires-sur-Marne, Chelles
- Seine-Saint-Denis : Gournay-sur-Marne, Noisy-le-Grand, Neuilly-sur-Marne, Neuilly-Plaisance
- Grand Paris
- Val-de-Marne : Nogent-sur-Marne, Créteil, Charenton-le-Pont, Champigny-sur-Marne, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Joinville-le-Pont, Saint-Maurice, Bry-sur-Marne, Le Perreux-sur-Marne, Maisons-Alfort
Finally, it flows into the Seine river between Charenton-le-Pont and Alfortville in the Val-de-Marne department, in the area of Paris.
Main tributaries
The main tributaries of the Marne river are:
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Left tributaries:
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Right tributaries:
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Painters of the Marne
During the 19th and 20th centuries the Marne inspired many painters: some of them are:
- Camille Corot;
- Paul Cézanne;
- Pierre Emmanuel Damoye;
- Camille Pissarro;
- Henri Rousseau, known as "Le Douanier Rousseau";
- Albert Marquet;
- Raoul Dufy;
- André Dunoyer de Ségonzac;
- Louis Vuillermoz;
- Maurice Boitel;
- Daniel du Janerand.
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Paul Cézanne, Les Bords de la Marne (1888)
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Paul Cézanne, Les Rives de la Marne, (around 1888)
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La Grotte de Sabinus by Nicolas-André Monsiau
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By Pissarro at Chenevières
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By Émile Bernard.
Gallery
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Source of the Marne
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The Marne in Noisiel
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Dam of Noisiel on the Marne river
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The Marne in Château-Thierry
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An island in the Marne river near Chelles
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Images for kids
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The Marne at Dormans, showing aspects of the navigation in the 21st century: grain silos, generating the principal commercial traffic, a hotel barge, and recreational craft
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The Marne river and its main tributaries
See also
In Spanish: Río Marne para niños
