Eure River
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The Eure is a river
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

 in northern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

, left tributary of the Seine
Seine
The Seine is a -long river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France. It rises at Saint-Seine near Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre . It is navigable by ocean-going vessels...

. It rises at Marchainville
Marchainville
Marchainville is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France....

 in the Orne
Orne
Orne is a department in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne.- History :Orne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution, on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Normandy and Perche.- Geography :Orne is in the region of...

 département and joins the Seine
Seine
The Seine is a -long river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France. It rises at Saint-Seine near Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre . It is navigable by ocean-going vessels...

 near Pont-de-l'Arche
Pont-de-l'Arche
Pont-de-l'Arche is a commune of the Eure département in France.-Population:-External links:*...

. Two départements are named after the Eure, namely Eure
Eure
Eure is a department in the north of France named after the river Eure.- History :Eure is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...

 and Eure-et-Loir
Eure-et-Loir
Eure-et-Loir is a French department, named after the Eure and Loir rivers.-History:Eure-et-Loir is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790 pursuant to the Act of December 22, 1789...

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Places along the river:
  • Orne
    Orne
    Orne is a department in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne.- History :Orne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution, on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Normandy and Perche.- Geography :Orne is in the region of...

     (61): Marchainville
    Marchainville
    Marchainville is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France....

    , La Lande-sur-Eure
    La Lande-sur-Eure
    La Lande-sur-Eure is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.-References:*...

    , Neuilly-sur-Eure
    Neuilly-sur-Eure
    Neuilly-sur-Eure is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.-References:*...

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  • Eure-et-Loir
    Eure-et-Loir
    Eure-et-Loir is a French department, named after the Eure and Loir rivers.-History:Eure-et-Loir is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790 pursuant to the Act of December 22, 1789...

     (28): Courville-sur-Eure
    Courville-sur-Eure
    Courville-sur-Eure is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...

    , Saint-Georges-sur-Eure
    Saint-Georges-sur-Eure
    Saint-Georges-sur-Eure is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.-Population:-References:*...

    , Fontenay-sur-Eure
    Fontenay-sur-Eure
    Fontenay-sur-Eure is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.-Population:-References:*...

    , Chartres
    Chartres
    Chartres is a commune and capital of the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. It is located southwest of Paris.-Geography:Chartres is built on the left bank of the Eure River, on a hill crowned by its famous cathedral, the spires of which are a landmark in the surrounding country...

    , Saint-Prest
    Saint-Prest
    Saint-Prest is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.-Population:-References:*...

    , Maintenon
    Maintenon
    -Personalities:*Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon*Françoise-Marie de Bourbon - youngest daughter of Madame de Montespan and Louis XIV, born here in 1677-Transportation:...

    , Nogent-le-Roi
    Nogent-le-Roi
    Nogent-le-Roi is a commune in the department of Eure-et-Loir in the Centre region in northern France.It is located some 20 kilometres north of Chartres and a shorter distance to the southeast of Dreux.-Population:-Royal deaths:...

    , Mézières-en-Drouais
    Mézières-en-Drouais
    Mézières-en-Drouais is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.-Population:-References:*...

    , Cherisy
    Cherisy
    Cherisy is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.-Population:-References:*...

    , Anet
    Anet
    Anet is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. It is situated between the rivers Eure and Vègre, northeast of Dreux by rail....

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  • Eure
    Eure
    Eure is a department in the north of France named after the river Eure.- History :Eure is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...

     (27): Ivry-la-Bataille
    Ivry-la-Bataille
    Ivry-la-Bataille is a commune in the Eure Department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France. Ivry-la-Bataille was formerly known as Ivry.-History:The Battle of Ivry took place near Ivry on 14 March 1590...

    , Garennes-sur-Eure
    Garennes-sur-Eure
    Garennes-sur-Eure is a commune in the Eure department in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...

    , Bueil
    Bueil
    Bueil is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-Population:...

    , Merey
    Merey
    Merey is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-History:As Madrie it was a pagus in the north of Gaul lying between the Seine river and the rivers Eure and Iton...

    , Pacy-sur-Eure
    Pacy-sur-Eure
    Pacy-sur-Eure is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in north-western France.-Population:-External links:*...

    , Ménilles
    Ménilles
    Ménilles is a commune in the Eure department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Population:-References:*...

    , Chambray
    Chambray
    Chambray is a commune in the Eure department in northern France, located 13 km northeast of Évreux on the north bank of the Eure River.-Population:-References:*...

    , Croisy-sur-Eure
    Croisy-sur-Eure
    Croisy-sur-Eure is a commune in the Eure department in northern France.-Population:-Economy:The popular Gournay cheese Boursin is manufactured here.-External links:*[croisy-sur-eure.fr Official site]...

    , Autheuil-Authouillet
    Autheuil-Authouillet
    Autheuil-Authouillet is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-Population:-References:*...

    , Acquigny
    Acquigny
    Acquigny is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...

    , Louviers
    Louviers
    Louviers is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.Louviers is from Paris and from Rouen.-Population:-Sights:Its church, Notre Dame, has parts which date from the thirteenth century...

    , Le Vaudreuil
    Le Vaudreuil
    Le Vaudreuil is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-Population:-External links:* *...

    , Pont-de-l'Arche
    Pont-de-l'Arche
    Pont-de-l'Arche is a commune of the Eure département in France.-Population:-External links:*...

    , Martot
    Martot
    Martot is a commune in the Eure department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.The area is located next to the Eure and the Seine rivers.-Population:...

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Its main tributaries are the Avre
Avre (Eure)
The Avre is a river in France and a left tributary of the River Eure.The headwaters are in the Perche forest in Orne. It is 280m above sea level and joins with the Eure near Dreux and forms the border between the Eure and Eure-et-Loir départements....

 and the Iton
Iton
The Iton is a river in Normandy, France, left tributary of the Eure River. Its source is near Moulins-la-Marche. For about 10 km between Orvaux and Glisolles, it disappears and pursues a subterranean course....

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