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Vanne_(river) Latitude and Longitude:

48°11′24″N 3°16′8″E / 48.19000°N 3.26889°E / 48.19000; 3.26889
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Vanne
Location
Country France
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • location Aube department
Mouth 
 • location
Yonne
 • coordinates
48°11′24″N 3°16′8″E / 48.19000°N 3.26889°E / 48.19000; 3.26889
Length59 km (37 mi)
Basin size990 km2 (380 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression YonneSeineEnglish Channel

The Vanne (French pronunciation: [van]) is a 58.8 km (36.5 mi) river in France, a right tributary of the Yonne. [1] Its drainage basin area is 990 km2 (380 sq mi). It rises in the Aube department, in the village of Fontvannes, west of Troyes and flows into the Yonne at Sens.

The Vanne flows through the following departments and towns:

Aqueduct on the Vanne

Aqueduc de la Vanne towards Villiers-Louis.

The Aqueduct on the Vanne was designed by Eugène Belgrand to fill the underground reservoir of Montsouris ( fr: Réservoir de Montsouris) and thus provide potable water to the city of Paris.

References

  1. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Vanne (F35-0400)".