Scie (river)

This article is about the river in northern France. For the river in Quebec, Canada, see Rivière à la Scie.
Scie
The Scie at Dénestanville, looking upstream.
Scie (river) is located in France
Scie (river)
Scie (river) is located in Normandy
Scie (river)
Native nameLa Scie (French)
Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationPays de Caux
 • elevation140 m (460 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
English Channel
 • coordinates
49°55′5″N 1°1′54″E / 49.91806°N 1.03167°E / 49.91806; 1.03167
Length38 km (24 mi)
Basin size217 km2 (84 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average1.8 m3/s (64 cu ft/s)

The Scie (French pronunciation: [si]) is a river that flows from the plateau of the southern Pays de Caux in the Seine-Maritime département of Normandy into the English Channel. It is 38 km (24 mi) long.[1]

The river rises at Saint-Victor-l'Abbaye and passes through Auffay, Saint-Maclou-de-Folleville, Longueville-sur-Scie, Anneville-sur-Scie, Heugleville-sur-Scie, Saint-Aubin-sur-Scie and finally Hautot-sur-Mer.

Economy

In the past, the river was host to 43 watermills that powered machinery to process wheat, cotton, tannin and flax for linen.[2][3] Two mills still exist today, at Saint-Maclou-de-Folleville (the moulin of Arbalète) and at Auffay.[3] Today, the activities of the valley includes the production of apples and cider.

See also

References

  1. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Scie (G3100600)".
  2. ^ Albert Hennetier, Aux sources normandes: Promenade au fil des rivières en Seine-Maritime, p. 150.
  3. ^ a b Les moulins de la Scie Archived 2006-02-07 at the Wayback Machine sur le site de l'Association régionale des amis des moulins de Haute-Normandie. Consulté le 11 juin 2008.


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