The Cailly () is a river in
Normandy
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,
France
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, in length,
flowing through the department of
Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime () is a department of France in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre. Until 1955 it was named Seine-Inf� ...
. It is a right tributary of the
Seine
The Seine ( , ) is a river in northern France. Its drainage basin is in the Paris Basin (a geological relative lowland) covering most of northern France. It rises at Source-Seine, northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plat ...
.
Geography
The Cailly has its source in the territory of the commune of
Cailly. Taking a southward journey, it flows through
Fontaine-le-Bourg, meeting its principal tributary, the
Clérette at
Montville. It then flows through
Malaunay,
Houlme,
Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville,
Maromme,
Déville-lès-Rouen and finally
Rouen
Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine, in northwestern France. It is in the prefecture of Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one ...
where it joins the
Seine
The Seine ( , ) is a river in northern France. Its drainage basin is in the Paris Basin (a geological relative lowland) covering most of northern France. It rises at Source-Seine, northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plat ...
on its right bank.
The average flow of the Cailly at
Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville is 2.6 m
3 / second.
H9913020 Le Cailly à Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville
on the Eau France website. Consulted 20 August 2020.
History
In the 18th and 19th centuries, the valley was filled with textile mills, which earned it the nickname ''la petite Manchester'', (Little Manchester
Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92&nbs ...
).
Bibliography
*Albert Hennetier, ''Aux sources normandes: Promenade au fil des rivières en Seine-Maritime'', Ed. Bertout, Luneray, 2006
See also
* French water management scheme
References
Rivers of Normandy
Rivers of France
Rivers of Seine-Maritime
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