Touques River
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The Touques is a small 104 km long coastal river
in Pays d'Auge
in Normandy
, France
. The Touques is officially navigable up to the Pont des Belges, 800 m from its estuary. Its source is in the Perche
hills, south of Gacé
. The river runs northwards, and flows into the English Channel
between the communes of Deauville
and Trouville-sur-Mer
in North-Western Calvados
. Two ports, the Port of Trouville-sur-Mer
and Port of Deauville
are situated on the river mouth opposite each other.
The Touques was diverted and straightened at the end of the 19th century and the neighbouring swamps dried and built on. Trouville-Deauville
station was built on the river's former bed.
Trouville's harbour
dock wall was rebuilt at the end of the 1990s due to erosion of the dock's stone wall.
The Touques flows through the following départements and towns:
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 Pays d'Auge
Pays d'Auge
The Pays d'Auge is an area in Normandy, straddling the départements of Calvados and Orne . The chief town is Lisieux.-Geography:Generally it consists of the basin of the Touques River....
in Normandy
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...
. The Touques is officially navigable up to the Pont des Belges, 800 m from its estuary. Its source is in the Perche
Perche
Perche is a former province of northern France extending over the départements of Orne, Eure, Eure-et-Loir and Sarthe, which were created from Perche during the French Revolution.-Geography:...
hills, south of Gacé
Gacé
Gacé is a commune in the Orne department in Lower-Normandy, north-western France.-Heraldry:-References:*...
. The river runs northwards, and flows into the English Channel
English Channel
The English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover...
between the communes of Deauville
Deauville
Deauville is a commune in the Calvados département in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.With its racecourse, harbour, international film festival, marinas, conference centre, villas, Grand Casino and sumptuous hotels, Deauville is regarded as the "queen of the Norman beaches" and...
and Trouville-sur-Mer
Trouville-sur-Mer
Trouville-sur-Mer, commonly referred to as Trouville, is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.Trouville-sur-Mer borders Deauville...
in North-Western Calvados
Calvados
The French department of Calvados is part of the region of Basse-Normandie in Normandy. It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the English Channel coast...
. Two ports, the Port of Trouville-sur-Mer
Port of Trouville-sur-Mer
The Port of Trouville-sur-Mer is the harbour of the city of Trouville-sur-Mer, France.The large town's position on the estuary of the River Touques was a natural establishment of a fish dock....
and Port of Deauville
Port of Deauville
The Port of Deauville is the harbour of the town of Deauville, France.The large town's position on the estuary of the River Touques was ideal for the establishment of a constructed harbour to supplement the fishing docks of Trouville-sur-Mer.-Port Morny:...
are situated on the river mouth opposite each other.
The Touques was diverted and straightened at the end of the 19th century and the neighbouring swamps dried and built on. Trouville-Deauville
Gare de Trouville-Deauville
Trouville-Deauville is the station for the towns of Deauville and Trouville-sur-Mer. The station is built in neo-normand architecture and is a terminus for two railway lines, the main line from Paris by Lisieux and the Côte Fleurie branchline to Dives-Cabourg.The line from Paris and Lisieux opened...
station was built on the river's former bed.
Trouville's harbour
Port of Trouville-sur-Mer
The Port of Trouville-sur-Mer is the harbour of the city of Trouville-sur-Mer, France.The large town's position on the estuary of the River Touques was a natural establishment of a fish dock....
dock wall was rebuilt at the end of the 1990s due to erosion of the dock's stone wall.
The Touques flows through the following départements 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...
: GacéGacéGacé is a commune in the Orne department in Lower-Normandy, north-western France.-Heraldry:-References:*... - CalvadosCalvadosThe French department of Calvados is part of the region of Basse-Normandie in Normandy. It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the English Channel coast...
: LisieuxLisieuxLisieux is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.Lisieux is the capital of the Pays d'Auge area, which is characterised by valleys and hedged farmland...
, Pont-l'ÉvêquePont-l'Évêque, CalvadosPont-l'Évêque is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France. It has given its name to a type of soft cheese .-Population:-Transport:* A13 autoroute* A132 autoroute...
, Touques, Trouville-sur-MerTrouville-sur-MerTrouville-sur-Mer, commonly referred to as Trouville, is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.Trouville-sur-Mer borders Deauville...
, DeauvilleDeauvilleDeauville is a commune in the Calvados département in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.With its racecourse, harbour, international film festival, marinas, conference centre, villas, Grand Casino and sumptuous hotels, Deauville is regarded as the "queen of the Norman beaches" and...