Rivers of France
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This is a list of rivers, which are at least partially located in France. The rivers are grouped by sea or ocean. The rivers flowing into the sea are sorted along the coast. Rivers flowing into other rivers are listed by the rivers they flow into. Some rivers (e.g. Sûre/Sauer) do not flow through France themselves, but they are mentioned for having French tributaries. They are given in italics.
At the end of the article there is an alphabetical list of rivers of France.
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Tributary list
North Sea
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)
- Blies (in Sarreguemines)
- Sauer/Sûre (in Wasserbillig, Luxembourg)
- Alzette (in Ettelbruck, Luxembourg)
- Orne (Lorraine) (near Mondelange)
- Seille (in Metz)
- Meurthe (in Frouard)
- Saar/Sarre (near Konz, Germany)
- Ill (near Strasbourg)
- Moselle (in Koblenz, Germany)
- Meuse (main branch near Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands)
- Sambre (in Namur, Belgium)
- Semois/Semoy (in Monthermé)
- Bar (near Dom-le-Mesnil)
- Chiers (in Bazeilles)
- Yser (in Nieuwpoort, Belgium)
- Aa (in Gravelines)
The Channel
The rivers in this section are sorted east (Calais) to west (Brest).
- Bresle (in Le Tréport)
- Veules (in Veules-les-Roses)
- Seine (in Le Havre)
- Risle or Rille (in Berville-sur-Mer)
- Charentonne (near Bernay)
- Cailly (in Rouen)
- Aubette (Rouen) (in Rouen)
- Eure (in Pont-de-l'Arche)
- Epte (near Vernon)
- Aubette de Meulan (in Meulan)
- Oise (in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, west of Paris)
- Bièvre (in Paris)
- Marne (in Ivry-sur-Seine, south-east of Paris)
- Grand Morin (near Meaux)
- Ourcq (near Lizy-sur-Ourcq)
- Petit Morin (in La Ferté-sous-Jouarre)
- Saulx (in Vitry-le-François)
- Ornain (in Pargny-sur-Saulx)
- Orge (in Athis-Mons)
- Yvette (in Épinay-sur-Orge)
- Essonne (in Corbeil-Essonnes)
- Loing (near Moret-sur-Loing)
- Yonne (in Montereau-Fault-Yonne)
- Aube (near Romilly-sur-Seine)
- Aubette (Côte d'Or) (near Dancevoir)
- Risle or Rille (in Berville-sur-Mer)
- Orne (in Ouistreham)
- Vire (in Isigny-sur-Mer)
- Sélune (near Avranches)
- Couesnon (near Mont Saint Michel)
- Rance (in Saint-Malo)
Atlantic Ocean
The rivers in this section are sorted north (Brest) to south (Spain).
- Loire (in Saint-Nazaire)
- Sèvre Nantaise (in Nantes)
- Erdre (in Nantes)
- Maine (near Angers)
- Mayenne (near Angers)
- Sarthe (near Angers)
- Loir (north of Angers)
- Braye (in Pont-de-Braye)
- Aigre (near Cloyes-sur-le-Loir)
- Yerre (near Cloyes-sur-le-Loir)
- Conie (near Châteaudun)
- Ozanne (in Bonneval)
- Huisne (in Le Mans)
- Loir (north of Angers)
- Vienne (in Candes-Saint-Martin)
- Creuse (north of Châtellerault)
- Gartempe (in La Roche-Posay)
- Clain (in Châtellerault)
- Creuse (north of Châtellerault)
- Indre (east of Candes-Saint-Martin)
- Cher (in Villandry)
- Sauldre (in Selles-sur-Cher)
- Arnon (near Vierzon)
- Yèvre (in Vierzon)
- Beuvron (in Chaumont-sur-Loire)
- Loiret (in Orléans)
- Allier (near Nevers)
- Sioule (near Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule)
- Dore (near Puy-Guillaume)
- Allagnon (near Jumeaux)
- Besbre (near Dompierre-sur-Besbre)
- Arroux (in Digoin)
- Furan (in Andrézieux-Bouthéon)
- Sèvre Niortaise (north of La Rochelle)
- Garonne (into the Gironde estuary near Ambès)
- Dordogne (near Ambès)
- Lot (near Aiguillon)
- Lède (near Villeneuve-sur-Lot)
- Lémance (in Fumel)
- Célé (near Cabrerets)
- Truyère (in Entraygues-sur-Truyère)
- Bramont (near Mende)
- Baïse (near Aiguillon)
- Gers (near Agen)
- Tarn (near Castelsarassin)
- Gimone (near Castelsarassin)
- Save (in Grenade)
- Ariège (in Toulouse)
- Hers (in Cintegabelle)
- Adour (in Bayonne)
- Gave de Pau (near Peyrehorade)
- Gave d'Oloron (in Peyrehorade)
- Arros (near Riscle)
- Échez (in Maubourguet)
- Gave de Pau (near Peyrehorade)
Mediterranean Sea
The rivers in this section are sorted west (Spain) to east (Italy).
- Tech (near Argelès-sur-Mer)
- Orb (in Valras-Plage)
- Hérault (near Agde)
- Vidourle (in Le Grau-du-Roi)
- Rhône (in Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône)
- Gard or Gardon (in Beaucaire)
- Durance (in Avignon)
- Ardèche (in Pont-Saint-Esprit)
- Drôme (in Loriol-sur-Drôme)
- Isère (near Valence)
- Arc (near Albertville)
- Arly (in Albertville)
- Drac (in Grenoble)
- Saône (in Lyon)
- Reyssouze (near Pont-de-Vaux)
- Doubs (in Verdun-sur-le-Doubs)
- Ouche (in Saint-Jean-de-Losne)
- Tille (in Les Maillys)
- Ognon (in Pontailler-sur-Saône)
- Ain (near Pont-de-Chéruy)
- Arve (in Geneva)
- Arc (near Berre-l'Étang via the Étang de Berre lagoon)
on Corsica
Unsorted
Alphabetical list
Aa, Adour, Agout, Aigre, Ain, Aire, Aisne, Allagnon, Allan, Allier, Alzette, Anse, Arc, Provence, Arc, Savoie, Ardèche, Argens, Armançon, Ariège, Arly, Arnon, Arrondine, Arros, Arroux, Arve, Aube, Aubette (Côte d'Or), Aubette (Rouen), Aubette de Magny, Aubette de Meulan, Aude, Aulne, Authie, Aveyron, Avre, Baïse, Bar, Besbre, Beuvron, Bièvre, Blavet, Blies, Bourbeuse, Bramont, Bray-de-Lû, Braye, Bresle, Brevenne, Cailly, Canche, Célé, Cère, Chaise, Charente, Charentonne, Cher, Chiers, Clain, Conie, Corrèze , Couesnon, Creuse, Cure, Deûle, Dives, Dordogne, Dore, Doron de Beaufort, Doubs, Dourbie, Drac, Drôme, Dronne, Durance, Échez, Epte, Erdre, Essonne, Eure, Flon, Furan or Furens, Gard/Gardon, Garonne, Gartempe, Gave de Pau, Gave d'Oloron, Gers, Gimone, Golo, Grand Morin, Hérault, Hers, Huisne, Ill, Ille, Indre, Isère, Isle, Iton, Lède, Lémance, Leyre, Loing, Loir, Loire, Loiret, Lot, Loue, Lys, Madeleine, Maine, Marne, Mayenne, Meurthe, Meuse, Moselle, Nonette, Noye, Odet, Odon, Ognon, Oise, Orb, Orge, Ornain, Orne (Lorraine) Orne (Normandy), Ouche, Ourcq, Oust, Ozanne, Petit Morin, Puiseaux, Rance, Reyssouze, Rhine/Rhin, Rhône, Risle/Rille, Robec, Saar/Sarre, Saint-Nicolas, Sambre, Saône, Sarthe, Sauldre, Saulx, Save, Scarpe, Scheldt/Escaut, Seille, Seine, Sélune, Semois/Semoy, Seudre, Sèvre Nantaise, Sèvre Niortaise, Sioule, Somme, Tarn, Tarnon, Tech, Têt, Tille, Touques, Trieux, Truyère, Var, Vendée, Verdon, Vesle, Veules, Vézère, Viaur, Vidourle, Vienne, Vilaine, Vire, Yerre, Yèvre, Yonne, Yser, Yvette