| Aisne | |
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 The Aisne near the village ofSoupir | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Champagne-Ardenne |
| • coordinates | 48°56′44″N05°10′46″E / 48.94556°N 5.17944°E /48.94556; 5.17944 |
| Mouth | |
• location | Oise |
• coordinates | 49°26′1″N2°50′49″E / 49.43361°N 2.84694°E /49.43361; 2.84694 |
| Length | 356 km (221 mi) |
| Basin size | 7,752 km2 (2,993 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 63 m3/s (2,200 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Oise→Seine→English Channel |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Ruisseau de l'Étang Neuf, Boue, Ante,Auve, Tourbe, Dormoise, Rémy Galère, Ruisseau des Sugnons, Ruisseau de l'Indre |
| • right | Orne, Coubreuil, Sougniat, Biesme, Ruisseau du Fossé des Corbeaux, Aire, Ruisseau du Moulin, Ruisseau de Saint-Gourgon, Ruisseau des Ouvions, Ruisseau des Quatorze, Migny, Vaux, Ruisseau de Saint-Fergeux, Miette, Tordoir |
TheAisne (/eɪn/ayn,[1]US also/ɛn/en,[2]French:[ɛːn]ⓘ;Picard:Ainne) is ariver in northeasternFrance. It is a lefttributary of theOise. It gave its name to the Frenchdepartment ofAisne. It was known in the Roman period asAxona.
The river rises in theforest of Argonne, atRembercourt-Sommaisne, nearSainte-Menehould. It flows north and then west before joining the Oise nearCompiègne. The Aisne is 356 kilometres (221 mi) long.[3] Its main tributaries are theVesle, theAire and theSuippe. TheBattle of the Axona was fought between the Romans and theBelgae near the Aisne in 57 BC. ThreeBattles of the Aisne were fought in the Aisne valley during theFirst World War.
Departments and towns along the river include:
The river Aisne was used for commercial navigation as early as the Celtic period, and rafts were floated from a long distance above the present limit of navigation at Vailly-sur-Aisne until the mid-19th century. Canalisation works were begun in 1836, at the same time as construction of theCanal lateral à l'Aisne. The canal was completed first, in 1841, then two years later the river navigation.[4] Commercial traffic inpéniches carrying 220 tonnes is still active, while recreational traffic is mainly private boats. The waterway is 57 kilometres (35 mi) long, from the river Oise to the junction with the lateral canal, and has 7 locks. Through the lateral canal, it links with theMarne and theCanal de la Meuse.[5]
The kilometre distances continue the numbering from Canal latéral à l'Aisne from east to west.[4]
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