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The Aisne is a river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 in northeastern France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, left tributary
Tributary

A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a Mainstem river. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea. Tributaries and the mainstem river serve to drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater by leading the water out into an ocean or some other large body of water....
 of the river Oise
Oise River

The Oise river is a right tributary of the Seine River. Its length is 302 km in Belgium and France. Its source is in the Belgian province Hainaut , south of the town Chimay....
. It gave its name to the French département Aisne
Aisne

Aisne is a departments of France in the northern part of France named after the Aisne River....
. It was known in the Roman period as the Axona.

It rises in the forest of Argonne
Forest of Argonne

The Forest of Argonne forms a long strip of rocky mountain and wild woodland in north-eastern France.In 1792 Charles Fran?ois Dumouriez outmaneuvered the invading forces of the Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-L?neburg in the forest prior to the Battle of Valmy....
 near Sainte-Menehould
Sainte-Menehould

Sainte-Menehould is a Communes of France in the Marne Departments of France in northeastern France.It was important in the Champagne Riots.The town and its several restaurants pride themselves on serving a local specialty called pied de cochon or pig's trotters....
. It flows north and then west before joining the Oise River
Oise River

The Oise river is a right tributary of the Seine River. Its length is 302 km in Belgium and France. Its source is in the Belgian province Hainaut , south of the town Chimay....
 near Compiègne
Compiègne

Compi?gne is a Communes of France in the Oise Departments of France in northern France.The city is located along the Oise River. Its inhabitants are called Compi?gnois....
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German Trenches On the Aisne
The Aisne is a river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 in northeastern France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, left tributary
Tributary

A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a Mainstem river. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea. Tributaries and the mainstem river serve to drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater by leading the water out into an ocean or some other large body of water....
 of the river Oise
Oise River

The Oise river is a right tributary of the Seine River. Its length is 302 km in Belgium and France. Its source is in the Belgian province Hainaut , south of the town Chimay....
. It gave its name to the French département Aisne
Aisne

Aisne is a departments of France in the northern part of France named after the Aisne River....
. It was known in the Roman period as the Axona.

It rises in the forest of Argonne
Forest of Argonne

The Forest of Argonne forms a long strip of rocky mountain and wild woodland in north-eastern France.In 1792 Charles Fran?ois Dumouriez outmaneuvered the invading forces of the Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-L?neburg in the forest prior to the Battle of Valmy....
 near Sainte-Menehould
Sainte-Menehould

Sainte-Menehould is a Communes of France in the Marne Departments of France in northeastern France.It was important in the Champagne Riots.The town and its several restaurants pride themselves on serving a local specialty called pied de cochon or pig's trotters....
. It flows north and then west before joining the Oise River
Oise River

The Oise river is a right tributary of the Seine River. Its length is 302 km in Belgium and France. Its source is in the Belgian province Hainaut , south of the town Chimay....
 near Compiègne
Compiègne

Compi?gne is a Communes of France in the Oise Departments of France in northern France.The city is located along the Oise River. Its inhabitants are called Compi?gnois....
. The Aisne is about 290 kilometres (180 miles) long. Three bitter battles of World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
 were fought into the valleys of the Aisne.

Places along the river

Départements and towns along the river include:
  • Meuse
    Meuse

    Meuse is a departments of France in northeast France, named after the Meuse River....
  • Marne
    Marne

    Marne is a departments of France in north-eastern France named after the Marne River which flows through the department. The prefectures in France of Marne is Ch?lons-en-Champagne ....
    : Sainte-Menehould
    Sainte-Menehould

    Sainte-Menehould is a Communes of France in the Marne Departments of France in northeastern France.It was important in the Champagne Riots.The town and its several restaurants pride themselves on serving a local specialty called pied de cochon or pig's trotters....
  • Ardennes
    Ardennes (département)

    Ardennes is a departments of France in the northeast part of France named after the Ardennes area....
    : Vouziers
    Vouziers

    Vouziers is a town and Communes of France of the Ardennes Departments of France, in northern France. The inhabitants are named Vouzinois....
    , Rethel
    Rethel

    Rethel is a Communes of France in the Ardennes Departments of France in northern France. It is a sous-pr?fecture of the department....
  • Aisne
    Aisne

    Aisne is a departments of France in the northern part of France named after the Aisne River....
    : Soissons
    Soissons

    Soissons is a Communes of the Aisne department in the Aisne Departments of France in Picardie in northern France, located on the Aisne River, about 100 kilometres northeast of Paris....
  • Oise
    Oise

    Oise is a departments of France in the north of France named after the Oise River....
    : Compiègne
    Compiègne

    Compi?gne is a Communes of France in the Oise Departments of France in northern France.The city is located along the Oise River. Its inhabitants are called Compi?gnois....


Navigation

Small boats can travel much of the length of the river. Canals join the Aisne to the Seine
Seine

The Seine is a slow flowing major river and commercial waterway within Regions of France of ?le-de-France and Haute-Normandie in France and famous as a romantic backdrop in photographs of Paris, France....
 and Meuse
Meuse River

File:01-Namur-290305 JPG.jpgThe Meuse , is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea....
 rivers. In the small-capacity network of waterways, the Aisne and the Canal latéral à l'Aisne
Canal latéral à l'Aisne

The canal lat?ral ? l'Aisne is a canal in northern France, which connects Vieux-l?s-Asfeld to Celles-sur-Aisne. It runs alongside the Aisne River....
 (Aisne lateral canal) give access to the agricultural towns of Soissons
Soissons

Soissons is a Communes of the Aisne department in the Aisne Departments of France in Picardie in northern France, located on the Aisne River, about 100 kilometres northeast of Paris....
 and Vailly-sur-Aisne, both large exporters of cerials. The waterway also links Northwestern Europe to the small inland harbour of Reims
Reims

The city of Reims lies in the Champagne-Ardenne region in northeastern France 129 km east-northeast of Paris.Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire....
, where metallurgical industries are depending on inland waterways transport. The Aisne is connected to the rest of the network by the Oise river, the Canal de l'Aisne à l'Oise, the Canal des Ardennes
Canal des Ardennes

The canal des Ardennes is an 87.8 km long canal which connects the Meuse River and the Aisne River valleys, in the Ardennes Departments of France, in northeastern France....
 and the Canal de l'Aisne à la Marne
Canal de l'Aisne à la Marne

The canal de l?Aisne ? la Marne is an 58.1 km long canal which connects the Aisne River and the Marne River valleys. It runs from Berry-au-Bac to Cond?-sur-Marne, in northeastern France....
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See also

  • Battle of the Aisne
    Battle of the Aisne

    The Battle of the Aisne is the name of three battles fought along the Aisne River in northern France during the First World War.*First Battle of the Aisne - Anglo-French counter-offensive following the First Battle of the Marne....
  • Battle of the Axona
    Battle of the Axona

    The Battle of the Axona was fought in 57 BC, between the Roman army of Julius Caesar and the Belgae. The Belgae, led by King Galba of Suessiones, attacked, only to be repelled by Caeser....
  • Rivers of France
  • Chemin des Dames
    Chemin des Dames

    In France, the Chemin des Dames, literally, the "Ladies' Way", is part of the D18 and runs east and west in the d?partement of Aisne, between in the west, the road N2, and in the east, the D1044 at Corbeny....