The Selle (; also spelt Celle in the

Oise Oise ( ; ; pcd, Oése) is a department in the north of France. It is named after the river Oise. Inhabitants of the department are called ''Oisiens'' () or ''Isariens'', after the Latin name for the river, Isara. It had a population of 829,419 ...

) is a river of

Hauts-de-France Hauts-de-France (; pcd, Heuts-d'Franche; , also ''Upper France'') is the northernmost Regions of France, region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its Prefectu ...

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. It is long. Rising at Catheux, just north of Crèvecœur-le-Grand,

, it flows past

Conty Conty () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Origin of the name Conty comes from ''cond'' (confluence) (of the rivers and streams in the valley). The Princes of Conti, a minor branch of French royalty, to ...

Saleux Saleux () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. The baritone Numa Auguez (1847–1903) was born in Saleux. Geography Saleux is situated on the D8 road, some southwest of, and a suburb of Amiens Amie ...

Salouël Salouël (; pcd, Saloué) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated southwest of Amiens, between the N29 and D608 roads and a suburb of Amiens. Population History Evidenc ...

and

Pont-de-Metz Pont-de-Metz is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D405 road, less than southwest from the centre of Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is ...

before joining the Somme at

Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France. In 2021, the population of ...

. In many places along its course, the river widens to form or fill lakes, much appreciated by

angler Angler may refer to: * A fisherman who uses the fishing technique of angling * ''Angler'' (video game) * The angler, ''Lophius piscatorius'', a monkfish * More generally, any anglerfish in the order Lophiiformes * '' Angler: The Cheney Vice Pres ...

s and

gravel Gravel is a loose aggregation of rock fragments. Gravel occurs naturally throughout the world as a result of sedimentary and erosive geologic processes; it is also produced in large quantities commercially as crushed stone. Gravel is classifi ...

extractors. Several water-powered mills can still be seen including a paper-mill at

Prouzel Prouzel () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Prouzel is situated on the D8b road, some 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city an ...

Brown trout The brown trout (''Salmo trutta'') is a European species of salmonid fish that has been widely introduced into suitable environments globally. It includes purely freshwater populations, referred to as the riverine ecotype, ''Salmo trutta'' morph ...

thrive in the clear waters of the river. Image:CROISSY-SUR-CELLE - Le Moulin des Prés.jpg, The watermill between

Fontaine-Bonneleau Fontaine-Bonneleau () is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. See also * Communes of the Oise department The following is a list of the 679 communes of the Oise department of France. The communes cooperate in the following i ...

and

Croissy-sur-Celle Croissy-sur-Celle (, literally ''Croissy on Celle'') is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. See also * Communes of the Oise department The following is a list of the 679 communes of the Oise department of France. The commun ...

Image:Croissy- Moulin des Prés.jpg, The Mill at

References

External links

Page about the Selle on the website of the Canton de Conty

Banque Hydro - Station E6426010 - La Selle à Plachy-Buyon (option Synthèse)
Rivers of France Rivers of Oise Rivers of Somme (department) Rivers of Hauts-de-France {{France-river-stub