The Andelle () is a river of

Normandy Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

, in length, flowing through the departments of

Seine-Maritime Seine-Maritime () is a department of France in the Normandy region of 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. Until 1955 it was named Seine-Inféri ...

and

Eure Eure () is a department in Normandy in Northwestern France, named after the river Eure. Its prefecture is Évreux. In 2019, Eure had a population of 599,507.Seine ) , mouth_location = Le Havre/ Honfleur , mouth_coordinates = , mouth_elevation = , progression = , river_system = Seine basin , basin_size = , tributaries_left = Yonne, Loing, Eure, Risle , tributa ...

Geography

The Andelle has its source in the

Pays de Bray The Pays de Bray (, literally ''Land of Bray'') is a small (about 750 km²) natural region of France situated to the north-east of Rouen, straddling the French departments of the Seine-Maritime and the Oise (historically divided among the ...

in the territory of the commune of Serqueux. Taking a southward journey, it flows through two French

départements A department (, ) is an administrative or political division in several countries. Departments are the first-level divisions of 11 countries, nine in the Americas and two in Africa. An additional 10 countries use departments as second-level div ...

: *In

Forges-les-Eaux Forges-les-Eaux () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. On 1 January 2016, the former commune of Le Fossé was merged into Forges-les-Eaux. Geography A farming and spa town, with considerable ...

, Rouvray-Catillon,

Sigy-en-Bray Sigy-en-Bray (, literally ''Sigy in Bray'') is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Between 1973 and 2017 the commune Saint-Lucien was part of Sigy-en-Bray. Demographics Inhabitants of Sigy ar ...

, Nolléval,

Morville-sur-Andelle Morville-sur-Andelle is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography The commune of Morville-sur-Andelle is centred on a small farming village situated by the banks of the river Andelle in the Pa ...

, Le Héron,

Elbeuf-sur-Andelle Elbeuf-sur-Andelle (, literally ''Elbeuf on Andelle'') is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France. Geography A small farming village situated by the banks of the Andelle river, some east of Roue ...

and

Croisy-sur-Andelle Croisy-sur-Andelle (, literally ''Croisy on Andelle'') is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A farming village situated by the banks of the river Andelle in the Pays de Bray, some eas ...

. *In the

Eure Eure () is a department in Normandy in Northwestern France, named after the river Eure. Its prefecture is Évreux. In 2019, Eure had a population of 599,507.Vascœuil Vascœuil () is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Eure department The following is a list of the 585 communes of the Eure department of France. The communes cooperate ...

Perruel Perruel () is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France. The village shelters the ancient abbey of Isle-Dieu, today a farm on the road between Perruel and Vascoeuil. Population See also *Communes of the Eure department ...

Perriers-sur-Andelle Perriers-sur-Andelle (, literally ''Perriers on Andelle'') is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Eure department The following is a list of the 585 communes of the Eure dep ...

, Charleval, Fleury-sur-Andelle,

Radepont Radepont () is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy, northern France. It is located 22 km south west of Rouen, on the river Andelle. History Radepont's monuments include the chateau de Radepont and the ruined Cistercian abbey of ...

Douville-sur-Andelle Douville-sur-Andelle (, literally ''Douville on Andelle'') is a commune in the Eure department in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Eure department The following is a list of the 585 communes of the Eure department of ...

Pont-Saint-Pierre Pont-Saint-Pierre () is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Eure department The following is a list of the 585 communes of the Eure department of France. The communes coop ...

, Romilly-sur-Andelle and

Pîtres Pîtres (; medieval Pistres) is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in north-western France. It lies on the Seine. History Historically, it had a bridge to prevent Vikings from sailing up the river to Paris. It was here that King Charle ...

where it joins the

Seine ) , mouth_location = Le Havre/ Honfleur , mouth_coordinates = , mouth_elevation = , progression = , river_system = Seine basin , basin_size = , tributaries_left = Yonne, Loing, Eure, Risle , tributa ...

on its right bank. The average flow of the Andelle at Pitres, where it joins the

, is 7.2 m³ / second.

Bibliography

*Albert Hennetier, ''Aux sources normandes: Promenade au fil des rivières en Seine-Maritime'', Ed. Bertout, Luneray, 2006

References

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