The Risle ( French pronunciation: [ʁil] ; less common: Rille ) is a 145 km (90 mi) long river in Normandy , left tributary of the Seine .
6-602: The river begins in the Orne department west of 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 . Its upper valley is part of the Pays d'Ouche , its lower valley separates the regions of the Lieuvin and Roumois . The Risle is regarded as a coastal river. Fishing
12-528: A river in France is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Orne Orne ( French pronunciation: [ɔʁn] ; Norman : Ôrne or Orne ) is a département in the northwest of France , named after the river Orne . It had a population of 279,942 in 2019. Orne is one of the original 83 départements created during the French Revolution , on 4 March 1790. It
18-499: A sustained reduction in population levels in many rural departments. By the time of the 1936 census, the recorded population stood at just 269,331. Once motor car ownership started to surge in the 1960s, employment opportunities became less restricted and by 1982, the population level had recovered a little to 295,000, after which it slowly decreased. The most populous commune is Alençon , the prefecture. As of 2019, there are 5 communes with more than 5,000 inhabitants: The president of
24-560: Is common downstream at Pont-Audemer . The river and surrounding areas are parts of a protected Natura 2000 site called Risle, Guiel, Charentonne . On July 30, 2012, the Risle vanished in a ponor between La Ferrière-sur-Risle and La Houssaye . It runs underground for 8 km (5 mi). Its only major tributary is the Charentonne . The Risle flows through the following departments and communes: This article related to
30-421: Is the prefecture , Alençon , which is an administrative and commercial centre for what is still an overwhelmingly rural department. There are no large industrial centres, and agriculture remains the economic focus. The inhabitants of the department are called Ornais . The recorded population level peaked at 443,688 in 1836. Declining farm incomes and the lure of better prospects in the overseas empire led to
36-478: Was created from parts of the former provinces of Normandy and Perche . It is the birthplace of Charlotte Corday , Girondist and the assassin of Jean-Paul Marat . Orne is in the region of Normandy neighbouring Eure , Eure-et-Loir , Sarthe , Manche , Mayenne , and Calvados . It is the only department of Normandy not to border the English Channel . The largest town by a considerable margin
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