The Cailly () is a river in

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 department 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 ...

. It is a right tributary of the

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

Geography

The Cailly has its source in the territory of the commune of

Cailly Cailly () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A farming village situated in the Rouennais, some northeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D6, D12 and the D44 roads. The commune i ...

. Taking a southward journey, it flows through Fontaine-le-Bourg, meeting its principal tributary, the

Clérette The Clérette is a river of Normandy, France, in length, flowing through the department of Seine-Maritime. It is a right tributary of the Cailly. Geography The Clérette has its source in the northern part of the territory of the commune of ...

at Montville. It then flows through

Malaunay Malaunay () is a commune of the Rouen Metropolis in the Seine-Maritime department in Normandy, Northwestern France. Geography Malaunay is a town lying along the banks of the River Cailly, some north of Rouen, at the junction of the D51, D155 a ...

, Houlme,

Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A suburban and light industrial town situated by the banks of the river Cailly, just northwest of Rouen at the juncti ...

, Maromme,

Déville-lès-Rouen Déville-lès-Rouen (, literally ''Déville near Rouen'') is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department of the Normandy region in north-western France. Geography A suburban light industrial town situated by the banks of the Cailly, some northwe ...

and finally

Rouen Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine in northern France. It is the prefecture of the Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one of ...

where it joins the

on its right bank. The average flow of the Cailly at

is 2.6 m³ / second.H9913020 Le Cailly à Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville
on the Eau France website. Consulted 20 August 2020.

History

In the 18th and 19th centuries, the valley was filled with textile mills, which earned it the nickname ''la petite Manchester'', (Little

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

Bibliography

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

References

Rivers of Normandy Rivers of France Rivers of Seine-Maritime {{France-river-stub

Geography

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