The Risle (; less common: ''Rille'') is a long river in Normandy, left tributary of the Seine.
The river begins in the
Orne
Orne (; nrf, Ôrne or ) is a département in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne. It had a population of 279,942 in 2019.L'Aigle, crosses the western part of the department of Eure flowing from south to north and out into the estuary of the Seine on the left bank near
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 l ...
. Its upper valley is part of the
Pays d'Ouche
The Pays d'Ouche (, literally ''Land of Ouche'') is an historical and geographical region in Normandy. It extends from the southwest of Évreux up to Bernay and Beaumont-le-Roger as a northern limit, and down to L'Aigle and to Gacé in the south. ...
, its lower valley separates the regions of the Lieuvin and
Roumois
The Roumois () is a region in the northwestern part of the Eure ''département'' in Normandy, France. It is a plateau situated southwest of Rouen. Its northern boundary is the Seine downstream of Elbeuf, its western boundary is the Risle valle ...
.
The Risle is regarded as a coastal river. Fishing is common downstream at
Pont-Audemer
Pont-Audemer () is a commune in the Eure department in the Normandy region in northern France.ponor
A ponor is a natural opening where surface water enters into underground passages; they may be found in karst landscapes where the geology and the geomorphology is typically dominated by porous limestone rock. Ponors can drain stream or lake wate ...
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.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Eure department
The following is a list of the 585 communes o ...
and
La Houssaye
La Houssaye () 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 France.
The communes cooperate in the follo ...
. It runs underground for .
Its only major tributary is the
Charentonne
The Charentonne is a 63 km long river in Normandy, left tributary of the Risle. The river begins in pays d'Ouche (Orne), in the forest of Saint-Évroult, in the south of the Saint-Évroult-Notre-Dame-du-bois village and the ruins of the abbe ...
. The Risle flows through the following departments and communes:
*
Orne
Orne (; nrf, Ôrne or ) is a département in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne. It had a population of 279,942 in 2019.Sainte-Gauburge-Sainte-Colombe, L'Aigle
* Eure:
Rugles
Rugles () 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 in the ...
,
Beaumont-le-Roger
Beaumont-le-Roger () is a commune in the department of Eure in Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
The commune is located in the valley of the Risle on the edge of the forest with which it shares its name. It is crossed by the Par ...
,
Brionne
Brionne () is a commune in the Eure department. Brionne is in the region of Normandy of northern France.
Population history
Notable sites and buildings
The keep of Brionne was built in the 11th century A.D. and was destroyed in the 18th cent ...
,
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. B ...