Lézarde
Encyclopedia
The river
Lézarde is one of the rivers that flow from the plateau of the southern Pays de Caux
in the Seine-Maritime
département of Haute-Normandie
into the Seine
.
The river rises at Saint-Martin-du-Bec
and passes Notre-Dame-du-Bec
, Rolleville
, Épouville
, Montivilliers
and joins the Seine
at Harfleur
.
s that powered machinery to process both wheat
and oil
.
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...
Lézarde is one of the rivers that flow from the plateau of the southern Pays de Caux
Pays de Caux
The Pays de Caux is an area in Normandy occupying the greater part of the French département of Seine Maritime in Haute-Normandie. It is a chalk plateau to the north of the Seine Estuary and extending to the cliffs on the English Channel coast - its coastline is known as the Côte d'Albâtre...
in the Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime is a French department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre...
département of Haute-Normandie
Haute-Normandie
Upper Normandy is one of the 27 regions of France. It was created in 1984 from two départements: Seine-Maritime and Eure, when Normandy was divided into Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy. This division continues to provoke controversy, and some continue to call for reuniting the two regions...
into 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...
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The river rises at Saint-Martin-du-Bec
Saint-Martin-du-Bec
Saint-Martin-du-Bec is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A farming village in the Pays de Caux, situated some northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D32 and D79 roads, by the banks of the river...
and passes Notre-Dame-du-Bec
Notre-Dame-du-Bec
Notre-Dame-du-Bec is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A small farming and woodland village in the Pays de Caux, situated by the banks of the river Lézarde, some northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D79 and D32...
, Rolleville
Rolleville
Rolleville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A farming village with some light industry, by the banks of the Lézarde river in the Pays de Caux, situated some northeast of Le Havre, on the D32 road...
, Épouville
Épouville
Épouville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A light industrial and farming village in the Pays de Caux, situated some northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D925, D52 and D32 roads and by the banks of the river...
, Montivilliers
Montivilliers
Montivilliers is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A large light industrial and farming town by the banks of the river Lézarde in the Pays de Caux, situated just north of Le Havre, at the junction of the D489, D52, D926 and D31...
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...
at Harfleur
Harfleur
-Population:-Places of interest:* The church of St-Martin, dating from the fourteenth century.* The seventeenth century Hôtel de Ville .* Medieval ramparts * The fifteenth century museums of fishing and of archaeology and history....
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Economy
In the past, the river was host to many watermillWatermill
A watermill is a structure that uses a water wheel or turbine to drive a mechanical process such as flour, lumber or textile production, or metal shaping .- History :...
s that powered machinery to process both wheat
Wheat
Wheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...
and oil
Oil
An oil is any substance that is liquid at ambient temperatures and does not mix with water but may mix with other oils and organic solvents. This general definition includes vegetable oils, volatile essential oils, petrochemical oils, and synthetic oils....
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See also
- French water management schemeSchéma directeur d'aménagement et de gestion des eauxIn France, the schéma directeur d'aménagement et de gestion des eaux aims to put into effect the principles of the law of 3 January 1992 on the level of the major hydrographic basins. In translation, its name is outline for the organization of the development and management of water...