Huisne
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Huisne | |
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Native name | L'Huisne (French) |
Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Perche |
• elevation | ±180 m (590 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Sarthe |
• coordinates | 47°59′26″N 0°10′49″E / 47.99056°N 0.18028°ECoordinates: 47°59′26″N 0°10′49″E / 47.99056°N 0.18028°E |
Length | 164.5 km (102.2 mi) |
Basin size | 2,385 km2 (921 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 13.5 m3/s (480 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Sarthe→ Maine→ Loire→ Atlantic Ocean |
The Huisne (French pronunciation: [ɥin]) is a 164.5 km (102.2 mi) long river in France.[1] It is a left tributary of the river Sarthe, which it meets in Le Mans. Its source is near the town of Pervenchères, in the Orne department.
The Huisne flows through the following departments and towns:
- Orne: Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou, Rémalard, Condé-sur-Huisne, Le Theil
- Eure-et-Loir: Nogent-le-Rotrou
- Sarthe: La Ferté-Bernard, Montfort-le-Gesnois, Le Mans
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Categories:
- Tributaries of the Sarthe
- Rivers of France
- Rivers of Eure-et-Loir
- Rivers of Orne
- Rivers of Sarthe
- Rivers of Centre-Val de Loire
- Rivers of Normandy
- Rivers of Pays de la Loire
- Orne geography stubs
- Centre-Val de Loire geography stubs
- Sarthe geography stubs
- France river stubs