Aisne River

Aisne River

Infobox River | river_name = Aisne


caption = The Aisne near the village of Soupir.
origin = Champagne-Ardenne
mouth = Oise
coord|49|26|1|N|2|50|49|E|name=Oise-Aisne|display=inline,title
basin_countries = France
length = 300 km
elevation =
discharge = 63 m³/s
watershed = 7,752 km²

The Aisne is a river in northeastern France, left tributary of the river Oise. It gave its name to the French "département" Aisne.

It rises in the forest of Argonne near Sainte-Menehould. It flows north and then west before joining the Oise River near Compiègne. The Aisne is about 290 kilometres (180 miles) long. Three bitter battles of World War I were fought into the valleys of the Aisne.

Places along the river

"Départements" and towns along the river include:
* Meuse
* Marne: Sainte-Menehould
* Ardennes: Vouziers, Rethel
* Aisne: Soissons
* Oise: Compiègne

Navigation

Small boats can travel much of the length of the river. Canals join the Aisne to the Seine and Meuse rivers. In the small-capacity network of waterways, the Aisne and the Canal Latéral à l'Aisne (Aisne lateral canal) give access to the agricultural towns of Soissons and Vailly-sur-Aisne, both large exporters of cerials. The waterway also links Northwestern Europe to the small inland harbour of Reims, where metallurgical industries are depending on inland waterways transport. The Aisne is connected to the rest of the network by the Oise river, the Canal de l'Aisne à l'Oise, the Canal des Ardennes and the Canal de l'Aisne à la Marne. (Source: [http://www.noordersoft.com/indexen.html NoorderSoft Waterways Database] )

References

*World Book encyclopedia 1988

See also

*Battle of the Aisne
*Rivers of France
*Chemin des Dames


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