List of rivers of France

This is a list of rivers that are at least partially in France. The rivers are grouped by sea or ocean.

In French, rivers are called fleuves when they flow into the sea (or into a desert or lake). They are called rivières when they flow into another river. The fleuves are shown in bold.

List of rivers change

North Sea change

The rivers in this section are sorted north-east (Netherlands) to south-west (Calais).

Rhine/Rhin (main branch at Hoek van Holland, Netherlands)
- Moselle (in Koblenz, Germany)
  - Saar/Sarre (near Konz, Germany)
    - Nied (in Rehlingen-Siersburg, Germany)
    - Blies (in Sarreguemines)
  - Sauer/Sûre (in Wasserbillig, Luxembourg)
    - Alzette (in Ettelbruck, Luxembourg)
  - Orne (Moselle) (near Mondelange)
  - Seille (in Metz)
  - Rupt de Mad (in Arnaville)
  - Meurthe (in Frouard)
    - Mortagne (in Mont-sur-Meurthe)
  - Madon (in Pont-Saint-Vincent)
  - Vologne (in Pouxeux)
- Lauter (in Lauterbourg)
- Moder (in Neuhaeusel)
- Sauer (in Seltz)
- Ill (near La Wantzenau)
  - Thur (near Ensisheim)
Meuse (main branch near Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands)
- Sambre (in Namur, Belgium)
- Semois/Semoy (in Monthermé)
- Sormonne (in Warcq)
- Bar (near Dom-le-Mesnil)
- Chiers (in Bazeilles)
  - Othain (in Montmédy)

Scheldt/Escaut (near Flushing, Netherlands)
- Lys (in Ghent, Belgium)
  - Deûle (in Deûlémont)
- Scarpe (in Mortagne-du-Nord)
- Haine (in Condé-sur-l'Escaut)
Yser (in Nieuwpoort, Belgium)
Aa (in Gravelines)

The Channel change

The rivers in this section are sorted east (Calais) to west (Brest).

Canche (in Étaples)
Authie (near Berck)
Somme (near Abbeville)
- Avre (in Amiens)
Bresle (in Le Tréport)
Arques (in Dieppe)
- Béthune (in Arques-la-Bataille)

Seine (in Le Havre)
- Risle (in Berville-sur-Mer)
  - Charentonne (near Bernay)
- Eure (in Pont-de-l'Arche)
  - Iton (near Louviers)
  - Avre (near Dreux)
- Andelle (in Pîtres)
- Epte (near Vernon)
- Oise (in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, west of Paris)
  - Thérain (in Creil)
  - Aisne (in Compiègne)
    - Vesle (in Condé-sur-Aisne)
    - Suippe (in Condé-sur-Suippe)
    - Aire (near Grandpré)
  - Ailette (in Quierzy)
  - Serre (in La Fère)
- Marne (in Ivry-sur-Seine, south-east of Paris)
  - Grand Morin (near Meaux)
    - Aubetin (in Pommeuse)
  - Ourcq (near Lizy-sur-Ourcq)
  - Petit Morin (in La Ferté-sous-Jouarre)
  - Saulx (in Vitry-le-François)
    - Chée (in Vitry-en-Perthois)
    - Ornain (in Pargny-sur-Saulx)
  - Blaise (in Arrigny)
- Orge (in Athis-Mons)
- Essonne (in Corbeil-Essonnes)
  - Juine (in Balancourt-sur-Essonne)
- Loing (near Moret-sur-Loing)
  - Ouanne (in Conflans-sur-Loing)
  - Lunain (in Épisy)
- Yonne (in Montereau-Fault-Yonne)
  - Armançon (in Migennes)
  - Serein (in Bassou)
  - Cure (near Vermenton)
- Aube (near Romilly-sur-Seine)
  - Voire (in Chalette-sur-Voire)
  - Aujon (in Longchamp-sur-Aujon)
- Barse (in Troyes)
- Ource (in Bar-sur-Seine)

Touques (in Deauville)
Dives (in Cabourg)
Orne (in Ouistreham)
Vire (near Isigny-sur-Mer)
- Aure (in Isigny-sur-Mer)
Douve (near Carentan)
Sée (near Avranches)
Sélune (near Avranches)
Couesnon (near Mont Saint Michel)
Rance (in Saint-Malo)
Trieux (near Lézardrieux)

Atlantic Ocean change

The rivers in this section are sorted north (Brest) to south (Spain).

Élorn (near Brest)
Aulne (in Logonna-Daoulas)
Odet (near Quimper)
Laïta (in Guidel)
- Ellé (in Quimperlé)
Blavet (in Lorient)
- Ével (in Baud, Morbihan)
Vilaine (in Pénestin)
- Oust (in Redon)
  - Arz (in Saint-Jean-la-Poterie)
  - Aff (in Glénac)
- Don (in Massérac)
- Chère (in Sainte-Anne-sur-Vilaine)
- Semnon (in Bourg-des-Comptes)
- Meu (in Goven)

Loire (in Saint-Nazaire)
- Sèvre Nantaise (in Nantes)
- Erdre (in Nantes)
- Èvre (in Le Marillais)
- Layon (in Chalonnes-sur-Loire)
- Maine (near Angers)
  - Mayenne (near Angers)
    - Oudon (in Le Lion-d'Angers)
      - Verzée (in Segré)
    - Ernée (in Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne)
  - Sarthe (near Angers)
    - Loir (north of Angers)
      - Braye (in Lavenay)
    - Vaige (in Sablé-sur-Sarthe)
    - Vègre (in Avoise)
    - Huisne (in Le Mans)
- Thouet (in Saumur)
  - Dive (near Saint-Just-sur-Dive)
  - Argenton (near Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay)
  - Thouaret (near Thouars)
- Vienne (in Candes-Saint-Martin)
  - Creuse (north of Châtellerault)
    - Gartempe (in La Roche-Posay)
      - Anglin (in Angles-sur-l'Anglin)
        Salleron (in Ingrandes)
        
        Benaize (in Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize)
      - Brame (in Darnac)
      - Semme (in Droux)
    - Bouzanne (in Le Pont-Chrétien-Chabenet)
    - Petite Creuse (in Fresselines)
  - Clain (in Châtellerault)
    - Clouère (in Château-Larcher)
  - Briance (in Condat-sur-Vienne)
  - Taurion (in Saint-Priest-Taurion)
- Indre (in Avoine)
  - Indrois (in Azay-sur-Indre)
- Cher (in Villandry)
  - Sauldre (in Selles-sur-Cher)
    - Rère (in Villeherviers)
  - Arnon (near Vierzon)
  - Yèvre (in Vierzon)
    - Auron (in Bourges)
  - Tardes (in Évaux-les-Bains)
    - Voueize (in Chambon-sur-Voueize)
- Beuvron (in Chaumont-sur-Loire)
  - Cosson (in Candé-sur-Beuvron)
- Vauvise (in Saint-Satur)
- Allier (near Nevers)
  - Sioule (in La Ferté-Hauterive)
    - Bouble (in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule)
  - Dore (near Puy-Guillaume)
  - Alagnon (near Jumeaux)
  - Senouire (near Brioude)
  - Chapeauroux (in Saint-Christophe-d'Allier)
- Acolin (near Decize)
- Aron (in Decize)
  - Alène (in Cercy-la-Tour)
- Besbre (near Dompierre-sur-Besbre)
- Arroux (in Digoin)
  - Bourbince (in Digoin)
- Arconce (in Varenne-Saint-Germain)
- Lignon du Forez (in Feurs)
- Lignon du Velay (in Monistrol-sur-Loire)
Lay (in L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer)
- Yon (in Le Champ-Saint-Père)
- Smagne (in Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais)
Sèvre Niortaise (in Marans)
- Vendée (in Marans)
Charente (near Rochefort)
- Boutonne (in Cabariot)
- Seugne (near Courcoury)
- Bonnieure (near Mansle)
  - Tardoire (in Saint-Ciers-sur-Bonnieure)
    - Bandiat (in Agris)
Seudre (in Marennes)

Dordogne (into the Gironde estuary near Ambès)
- Isle (in Libourne)
  - Dronne (in Coutras)
    - Lizonne (in Saint-Séverin)
    - Côle (in Condat-sur-Trincou)
  - Beauronne (near Mussidan)
  - Auvézère (in Bassillac)
  - Loue (in Coulaures)
- Vézère (near Le Bugue)
  - Corrèze (in Brive-la-Gaillarde)
- Céou (in Castelnaud-la-Chapelle)
- Cère (near Bretenoux)
- Maronne (in Argentat)
- Luzège (in Laval-sur-Luzège)
- Triouzoune (in Sérandon)
- Diège (in Roche-le-Peyroux)
- Rhue (in Bort-les-Orgues)
- Chavanon (in Confolent-Port-Dieu)

Garonne (into the Gironde estuary near Ambès)
- Ciron (in Barsac)
- Dropt (in Caudrot)
- Lot (near Aiguillon)
  - Lède (near Villeneuve-sur-Lot)
  - Célé (near Cabrerets)
  - Truyère (in Entraygues-sur-Truyère)
  - Colagne (in Le Monastier-Pin-Moriès)
- Baïse (near Aiguillon)
  - Gélise (in Lavardac)
    - Osse (in Nérac)
    - Auzoue (in Mézin)
  - Petite Baïse (in L'Isle-de-Noé)
- Gers (near Agen)
- Séoune (in Lafox)
- Auroue (in Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Balerme)
- Barguelonne (in Golfech)
- Arrats (near Valence)
- Tarn (near Castelsarrasin)
  - Aveyron (near Montauban)
    - Vère (in Bruniquel)
    - Cérou (in Milhars)
    - Viaur (in Laguépie)
      - Céor (in Saint-Just-sur-Viaur)
  - Agout (in Saint-Sulpice)
    - Dadou (in Ambres)
    - Thoré (in Castres)
    - Gijou (in Vabre)
  - Dourdou de Camarès (in Broquiès)
  - Dourbie (in Millau)
- Gimone (near Castelsarrasin)
- Save (in Grenade)
  - Gesse (in Espaon)
- Hers-Mort (near Grenade)
- Touch (in Toulouse)
- Ariège (in Toulouse)
  - Lèze (in Labarthe-sur-Lèze)
  - Hers-Vif (in Cintegabelle)
- Louge (in Muret)
- Arize (in Carbonne)
- Salat (in Boussens)
- Neste (in Montréjeau)

Eyre/Leyre (near Arcachon)

Adour (near Bayonne)
- Nive (in Bayonne)
- Bidouze (in Guiche)
- Gave de Pau (near Peyrehorade)
  - Gave d'Oloron (in Peyrehorade)
    - Saison (near Sauveterre-de-Béarn)
    - Gave d'Aspe (in Oloron-Sainte-Marie)
- Luy (near Tercis-les-Bains)
  - Luy de France (near Gaujacq)
  - Luy de Béarn (near Gaujacq)
- Louts (near Hinx)
- Midouze (near Pontonx-sur-l'Adour)
  - Douze (in Mont-de-Marsan)
  - Midou (in Mont-de-Marsan)
- Gabas (in Toulouzette)
- Léez (near Aire-sur-l'Adour)
- Arros (near Riscle)
  - Bouès (near Marciac)
- Échez (in Maubourguet)
Bidasoa (in Hendaye)

Mediterranean Sea change

The rivers in this section are sorted west (Spain) to east (Italy).

Ebro/Èbre (near Deltebre, Spain)
- Segre (in Mequinenza, Spain)
Tech (near Argelès-sur-Mer)
Têt (near Perpignan)
Agly (in Le Barcarès)
Aude (near Narbonne)
- Orbieu (in Raissac-d'Aude)
Orb (in Valras-Plage)
Hérault (near Agde)
- Vis (near Ganges)
Vidourle (in Le Grau-du-Roi)

Rhône (in Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône)
- Gard or Gardon (in Beaucaire)
- Durance (in Avignon)
  - Calavon (near Caumont-sur-Durance)
  - Verdon (in Saint-Paul-lès-Durance)
  - Asse (in Valensole)
  - Bléone (in Les Mées)
  - Buëch (in Sisteron)
  - Ubaye (near La Bréole)
  - Guil (in Guillestre)
- Ouvèze (near Avignon)
- Cèze (in Codolet)
- Ardèche (in Pont-Saint-Esprit)
  - Chassezac (in Saint-Alban-Auriolles)
- Drôme (in Loriol-sur-Drôme)
- Eyrieux (in Beauchastel)
- Isère (near Valence)
  - Drac (in Grenoble)
    - Romanche (near Vizille)
  - Arc (near Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny)
- Galaure (in Saint-Vallier)
- Saône (in Lyon)
  - Azergues (in Anse)
  - Chalaronne (in Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne)
  - Veyle (near Mâcon)
  - Reyssouze (near Pont-de-Vaux)
  - Seille (near Tournus)
    - Sâne Vive (in Brienne)
      - Sâne Morte (in Ménetreuil)
    - Solnan (in Louhans)
      - Vallière (in Louhans)
      - Sevron (in Varennes-Saint-Sauveur)
  - Grosne (in Marnay)
  - Doubs (in Verdun-sur-le-Doubs)
    - Loue (near Dole)
    - Allaine/Allan (near Montbéliard)
  - Ouche (in Saint-Jean-de-Losne)
  - Tille (near Auxonne)
  - Ognon (in Pontailler-sur-Saône)
  - Côney (in Corre)
- Ain (near Pont-de-Chéruy)
  - Albarine (in Châtillon-la-Palud)
- Bourbre (in Chavanoz)
- Fier (in Seyssel)
  - Chéran (in Rumilly)
- Arve (in Geneva, Switzerland)

Touloubre (in Saint-Chamas via the Étang de Berre lagoon)
Arc (near Berre-l'Étang via the Étang de Berre)
Argens (in Fréjus)
Var (in Saint-Laurent-du-Var)
- Estéron (in Saint-Martin-du-Var)
- Tinée (near Utelle)
Roya (in Ventimiglia, Italy)

In Corsica change

The rivers in this section are sorted clockwise along the Corsican coast starting from Cap Corse.

Golo (near Bastia)
Tavignano (in Aléria)
Taravo (near Propriano)

Po basin (Adriatic Sea) change

Po/Pô (near Venice, Italy)
- Dora Riparia/Doire Ripaire (in Turin, Italy)
  - Cenischia/Cenise (in Susa, Italy)

References change

Géoportail maps service Archived 2010-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
The Sandre database of rivers in France Archived 2009-04-24 at the Wayback Machine