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 ...
, a right bank affluent of the
Vire
Vire () is a town and a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Vire Normandie.
Geography
The town is located on the river Vire. Much of it ...
Vire
Vire () is a town and a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Vire Normandie.
Geography
The town is located on the river Vire. Much of it ...
at
Neuilly-la-Forêt
Neuilly-la-Forêt () is a former commune in the department of Calvados in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the commune Isigny-sur-Mer.Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin between
Bessin
Bessin () is an area in Normandy, France, corresponding to the territory of the Bajocasses, a Gallic tribe from whom Bayeux, its main town, takes its name.
History
The territory was annexed by the count of Rouen in 924.
The Bessin corresponds t ...
L'Elle has several affluents ~ among them:
*one main affluent : the Rieu (12.2 km) which joins right bank at
Lison
Lison () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Population
Notable people
* Fernande Albany (1889 – 1966), actress, born in Lison.
Today
There is a train station, Lison station
Gare de Li ...
. The Rieu collects the waters of the north-eastern part of the basin, located between those of the Aure (north) and the Vire (east) and a few of its tributaries to the south and the east.
*le ruisseau de Branche (6.7 km) joins the Elle left bank at
Saint-Jean-de-Savigny
Saint-Jean-de-Savigny () is a Communes of France, commune in the Manche Departments of France, department in Normandy (administrative region), Normandy in north-western France.
See also
*Communes of the Manche department
References
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Saint-Germain-d'Elle
Saint-Germain-d'Elle () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.
See also
*Communes of the Manche department
The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France, communes of the Manche Departments of France, ...
,
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Bérigny
Bérigny is a commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Manche department
The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France, communes of the Manche Departments o ...
, où se joignent des ramifications secondaires venant de
Saint-Jean-des-Baisants
Saint-Jean-des-Baisants () is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Saint-Jean-d'Elle.Notre-Dame-d'Elle,
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Saint-Georges-d'Elle
Saint-Georges-d'Elle (, literally ''Saint Georges of Elle'') is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.
See also
*Communes of the Manche department
The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France, commune ...
(en limite est),
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Montfiquet
Montfiquet () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regi ...
(en limite ouest),
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Cerisy-la-Forêt
Cerisy-la-Forêt () is a commune in the Manche department of Normandy in north-western France. It has a population of 1,036 inhabitants (2019) and possesses an important environmental and architectural heritage.
The area has been occupied since ...
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Sainte-Marguerite-d'Elle
Sainte-Marguerite-d'Elle (, literally ''Sainte Marguerite of Elle'') is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Calvados department
The following is a list ...
(en limite sud),
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Saint-Jean-de-Savigny
Saint-Jean-de-Savigny () is a Communes of France, commune in the Manche Departments of France, department in Normandy (administrative region), Normandy in north-western France.
See also
*Communes of the Manche department
References
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(en limite nord),
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Saint-Clair-sur-l'Elle
Saint-Clair-sur-l'Elle (, literally ''Saint Clair on the Elle'') is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.
See also
*Communes of the Manche department
The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France, com ...
(en limite nord),
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Moon-sur-Elle
Moon-sur-Elle (, literally ''Moon on Elle (river), Elle'') is a Communes in France, commune in the Manche Departments of France, department in Normandy (administrative region), Normandy in north-western France.
See also
*Communes of the Manche d ...
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Airel
Airel () is a commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Manche department
The following is a list of the 446 Communes of France, communes of the Manche Departments of ...
,
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Lison
Lison () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Population
Notable people
* Fernande Albany (1889 – 1966), actress, born in Lison.
Today
There is a train station, Lison station
Gare de Li ...
(en limite ouest),
*
Neuilly-la-Forêt
Neuilly-la-Forêt () is a former commune in the department of Calvados in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the commune Isigny-sur-Mer.Vire
Vire () is a town and a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Vire Normandie.
Geography
The town is located on the river Vire. Much of it ...