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The river begins in the Orne department west of L'Aigle, crosses the western part of the department of
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.estuary of the
Berville-sur-Mer
Berville-sur-Mer is a commune in the Norman department of Eure in northern France.
The village is located on the banks of the Seine estuary, and was the crossing point of the river before the Pont de Normandie opened. It is the location of the lo ...
. Its upper valley is part of the Pays d'Ouche, its lower valley separates the regions of the Lieuvin and Roumois.
The Risle is regarded as a coastal river. Fishing is common downstream at Pont-Audemer.
On July 30, 2012, the Risle vanished in a ponor between
La Ferrière-sur-Risle
La Ferrière-sur-Risle (, literally ''La Ferrière on Risle'') is a commune in the Eure department in the Normandy region in northern France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Eu ...
and La Houssaye. It runs underground for .
Its only major tributary is the Charentonne. The Risle flows through the following departments and communes:
* Orne:
Sainte-Gauburge-Sainte-Colombe
Sainte-Gauburge-Sainte-Colombe () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
See also
* Communes of the Orne department
The following is a list of the 385 communes of the Orne department of France.
The communes cooperate in ...
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.Rugles, Beaumont-le-Roger, Brionne,
Montfort-sur-Risle
Montfort-sur-Risle (, literally ''Montfort on Risle'') is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy region in northern France.
History
In Gallic times the river Risle delimited the territories of the tribes of Veliocasses and the Lexovii
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