The
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
Ternoise (; nl, Ternaas) is one of the small chalk streams that flow from the plateau of the southern
Boulonnais and
Picardy
Picardy (; Picard and french: Picardie, , ) is a historical territory and a former administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region of Hauts-de-France. It is located in the northern part of France.
Hi ...
, via the
Canche
The river Canche (; nl, Kwinte) is one of the rivers that flow from the plateau of southern Boulonnais and Picardy, into the English Channel, of which the Somme is the largest example. It is long. The basin of the Canche extends to and lies ...
, into the
English Channel
The English Channel, "The Sleeve"; nrf, la Maunche, "The Sleeve" (Cotentinais) or ( Jèrriais), (Guernésiais), "The Channel"; br, Mor Breizh, "Sea of Brittany"; cy, Môr Udd, "Lord's Sea"; kw, Mor Bretannek, "British Sea"; nl, Het Kana ...
. The
basin of the Ternoise extends to and lies in the southern end of the ''
département
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities"), between the regions of France, admin ...
'' of
Pas-de-Calais
Pas-de-Calais (, " strait of Calais"; pcd, Pas-Calés; also nl, Nauw van Kales) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders. It has the most communes of all the departments ...
. It is one of the rivers of the
Seven Valleys
''The Seven Valleys'' ( fa, ''Haft-Vádí'') is a book written in Persian language, Persian by Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith. ''The Seven Valleys'' follows the structure of the Persian poem ''The Conference of the Birds''.
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tourist area and gives its name to the Ternois area.
Geography
The long river
rises at
Ligny-Saint-Flochel and passes through
Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise (, literally ''Saint-Pol on Ternoise''; vls, Sint-Pols-aan-de-Ternas) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is the seat of the canton of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise. The population of the town is 4, ...
to join the river
Canche
The river Canche (; nl, Kwinte) is one of the rivers that flow from the plateau of southern Boulonnais and Picardy, into the English Channel, of which the Somme is the largest example. It is long. The basin of the Canche extends to and lies ...
at
Huby-Saint-Leu, near to the town of
Hesdin
Hesdin (; vls, Heusdin) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.
Geography
The N39, from Arras to Montreuil, used to be the main thoroughfare of the town. In the 1950s, a circular route was created to help traffic flo ...
.
Towns and villages along the course
The Ternoise flows through the following places (all within the
Pas-de-Calais
Pas-de-Calais (, " strait of Calais"; pcd, Pas-Calés; also nl, Nauw van Kales) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders. It has the most communes of all the departments ...
department):
*
Ligny-Saint-Flochel,
Roëllecourt
Roëllecourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
Roëllecourt lies east of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, some west of Arras, at the junction of the D8 and N39 roads.
Population
Places ...
,
Saint-Michel-sur-Ternoise
Saint-Michel-sur-Ternoise (, literally ''Saint-Michel on Ternoise'') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
Saint-Michel-sur-Ternoise is an eastern suburb of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, on t ...
,
Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise (, literally ''Saint-Pol on Ternoise''; vls, Sint-Pols-aan-de-Ternas) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is the seat of the canton of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise. The population of the town is 4, ...
,
Gauchin-Verloingt
Gauchin-Verloingt () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A farming village situated in the valley of the Ternoise
The river Ternoise (; nl, Ternaas) is one of the small chalk strea ...
,
Hernicourt
Hernicourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A commune made up of three farming villages (Sautricourt, St.Martin and Hernicourt) that surround the neighbouring commune of Wavrans-s ...
,
Wavrans-sur-Ternoise
Wavrans-sur-Ternoise is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
Wavrans-sur-Ternoise is situated some northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D343 and the D99 roads, on the banks of the ...
,
Monchy-Cayeux
Monchy-Cayeux is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
Monchy-Cayeux is situated northwest of Arras, in the Ternoise river valley and on the D343 road.
Population
Places of interest
* Th ...
,
Anvin
Anvin () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.
Geography
Anvin is a farming village located in the Ternoise river valley, 28 miles (44 km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D343, D70 and D94 roads.
Po ...
,
Teneur
Teneur () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
Teneur lies northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D97 and D94 roads, by the banks of the river Ternoise.
Population
Places of inte ...
,
Érin
Érin () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in France.
Situation
Érin is a small village on the south side of the small river, the Ternoise which flows through St.Pol-sur-Ternoise and joins the River Ca ...
,
Tilly-Capelle
Tilly-Capelle is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
Tilly-Capelle lies in the Ternoise valley, northwest of Arras, near the junction of the D94 and D97 roads.
Population
Places of int ...
,
Blangy-sur-Ternoise
Blangy-sur-Ternoise (, literally ''Blangy on Ternoise'') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.
Geography
Situated some 9 miles(15 km) northwest of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Saint-Pol ...
,
Blingel,
Rollancourt,
Auchy-lès-Hesdin
Auchy-lès-Hesdin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department and Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
Auchy is situated on the D94 some east-southeast of Montreuil on the banks of the Ternoise, a tributary of the river Canche.
Hist ...
,
Le Parcq,
Grigny and
Huby-Saint-Leu.
Tributaries
The Faux and the Eps are the only principal watercourses joining the Ternoise.
Hydrological Information
The Ternoise is a very uniform river. Seasonal flow fluctuations are not very marked, similar to the Canche or the Somme, its neighbours. The higher water flows occur at the end of winter and in the spring. Average flows vary between 3.44 m³ per second in September to 5.36 m³ per second in March.
Gallery
Image:Ternoise-hernicourt.JPG, The Ternoise at Hernicourt
Hernicourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A commune made up of three farming villages (Sautricourt, St.Martin and Hernicourt) that surround the neighbouring commune of Wavrans-s ...
Image:auchy.jpg, The Ternoise at Auchy-lès-Hesdin
Auchy-lès-Hesdin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department and Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
Auchy is situated on the D94 some east-southeast of Montreuil on the banks of the Ternoise, a tributary of the river Canche.
Hist ...
Image:TernoiseAnvinA.JPG, The Ternoise at Anvin
Anvin () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.
Geography
Anvin is a farming village located in the Ternoise river valley, 28 miles (44 km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D343, D70 and D94 roads.
Po ...
Image:TernoiseAnvinB.JPG, At Anvin, further upstream
See also
*
Schéma directeur d'aménagement et de gestion des eaux In France, the schéma directeur d'aménagement et de gestion des eaux (SDAGE) aims to put into effect the principles of the law of 3 January 1992 on the level of the major hydrographic basins. In translation, its name is outline for the organizati ...
References
External links
*''Carte Géologique de la France à l'échelle du millionième'' 6th edn. BRGM (2003)
Banque Hydro - Station E5406510 - La Ternoise à Hesdin (option Synthèse) Carte des bassins versants de la Canche et de la Ternoise Informations sur les atlas des zones inondables
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Rivers of France
Rivers of the Pas-de-Calais
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