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Vanne (river)

Coordinates: 48°11′24″N 3°16′8″E / 48.19000°N 3.26889°E / 48.19000; 3.26889
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Vanne
Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationAube department
Mouth 
 • location
Yonne
 • coordinates
48°11′24″N 3°16′8″E / 48.19000°N 3.26889°E / 48.19000; 3.26889
Length59 km (37 mi)
Basin size990 km2 (380 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionYonneSeineEnglish Channel

The Vanne (French pronunciation: [van]) is a 58.8 km (36.5 mi) river in France, a right tributary of the Yonne.[1] Its drainage basin area is 990 km2 (380 sq mi). It rises in the Aube department, in the village of Fontvannes, west of Troyes and flows into the Yonne at Sens.

The Vanne flows through the following departments and towns:

Aqueduct on the Vanne

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Aqueduc de la Vanne towards Villiers-Louis.

The Aqueduct on the Vanne was designed by Eugène Belgrand to fill the underground reservoir of Montsouris (fr: Réservoir de Montsouris) and thus provide potable water to the city of Paris.

References

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  1. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Vanne (F35-0400)".