Grand Morin
Encyclopedia
The Grand Morin is a 118 km long river
in France
, left tributary of the Marne
. Its source is near the village of Lachy. Its course crosses the departments of Marne
and Seine-et-Marne
. It flows westwards through the towns of Esternay
, La Ferté-Gaucher
, Coulommiers
and Crécy-la-Chapelle
, finally flowing into the Marne in Esbly
.
Its main tributary is the Aubetin
.
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, left tributary of the Marne
Marne River
The Marne is a river in France, a right tributary of the Seine in the area east and southeast of Paris. It is long. The river gave its name to the départements of Haute-Marne, Marne, Seine-et-Marne, and Val-de-Marne....
. Its source is near the village of Lachy. Its course crosses the departments of Marne
Marne
Marne is a department in north-eastern France named after the river Marne which flows through the department. The prefecture of Marne is Châlons-en-Champagne...
and Seine-et-Marne
Seine-et-Marne
Seine-et-Marne is a French department, named after the Seine and Marne rivers, and located in the Île-de-France region.- History:Seine-et-Marne is one of the original 83 departments, created on March 4, 1790 during the French Revolution in application of the law of December 22, 1789...
. It flows westwards through the towns of Esternay
Esternay
Esternay is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France....
, La Ferté-Gaucher
La Ferté-Gaucher
La Ferté-Gaucher is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-External links:* * *...
, Coulommiers
Coulommiers
Coulommiers is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.It is also the name of a cheese of the Brie family produced in and around that city.-Twin towns:Coulommiers was twinned with Leighton Buzzard in 1958...
and Crécy-la-Chapelle
Crécy-la-Chapelle
Crécy-la-Chapelle is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-External links:* * *...
, finally flowing into the Marne in Esbly
Esbly
Esbly is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-External links:* * *...
.
Its main tributary is the Aubetin
Aubetin
The Aubetin is a long river in the Marne and Seine-et-Marne départements, northeastern France. Its source is at Les Essarts-le-Vicomte, northeast of Nogent-sur-Seine. It flows generally west-northwest...
.