Iton
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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.
The Iton flows through the following département
s and towns:
Its length is 132 km and it flows into the Eure in Acquigny
, south of Louviers
.
Its basin (1,300 km²) covers 134 communes and is subject to a schéma d'aménagement et de gestion des eaux (water management scheme).
Normandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
, 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 Eure River
Eure River
The Eure is a river in northern France, left tributary of the Seine. It rises at Marchainville in the Orne département and joins the Seine near Pont-de-l'Arche...
. Its source is near Moulins-la-Marche
Moulins-la-Marche
Moulins-la-Marche is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.-Heraldry:-References:*...
. For about 10 km between Orvaux
Orvaux
Orvaux is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-Population:...
and Glisolles
Glisolles
Glisolles is a commune in the Eure department in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
, it disappears and pursues a subterranean course.
The Iton flows through the following département
Départements of France
The departments of France are French administrative divisions. The 101 departments form one of the three levels of local government, together with the 22 metropolitan and 5 overseas regions above them and more than 36 000 communes beneath them...
s and towns:
- OrneOrneOrne 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...
: CrulaiCrulaiCrulai is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France....
, ChandaiChandaiChandai is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.... - EureEureEure 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...
: BourthBourthBourth is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-Population:...
, DamvilleDamvilleDamville is a commune in the Eure Department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Population:-History:Damville was important for its situation on the Norman border.The fortress of Damville was built in 1035...
, La Bonneville-sur-ItonLa Bonneville-sur-ItonLa Bonneville-sur-Iton is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...
, ÉvreuxÉvreuxÉvreux is a commune in the Eure department, of which it is the capital, in Haute Normandie in northern France.-History:In late Antiquity, the town, attested in the fourth century CE, was named Mediolanum Aulercorum, "the central town of the Aulerci", the Gallic tribe then inhabiting the area...
Its length is 132 km and it flows into the Eure in Acquigny
Acquigny
Acquigny is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...
, south of 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...
.
Its basin (1,300 km²) covers 134 communes and is subject to a schéma d'aménagement et de gestion des eaux (water management scheme).