"Bièvre (river) The Bièvre is a long river of the Île-de-France région that flows into the Seine (left bank) in Paris. The name translates to ""Beaver River"" in English. The source of the Bièvre is in Guyancourt, département Yvelines. From there, it flows through the following départements and towns: The river enters Paris near Stade Charléty (close to the border between the 13th and 14th arrondissements), and reaches the Seine River in the Latin Quarter (5th arrondissement) close to Île de la Cité. The Bièvre was diverted from its original course in 1148 by the monks of the abbey of"
"to the east as the crow flies and by the quickest road route, via Clarksville. According to the United States Census Bureau, Paris has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.27%, are water. The city is drained primarily to the east, by tributaries of West Sandy Creek, flowing to the Tennessee River in Kentucky Lake. The southwest corner of the city drains to the Middle Fork of the Obion River, a west-flowing tributary of the Mississippi River. As of the census of 2010, there were 10,156 people, 4,394 households, and 2,605 families residing in"
"Seine The Seine ( , ) is a river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France. It rises at Source-Seine, northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre (and Honfleur on the left bank). It is navigable by ocean-going vessels as far as Rouen, from the sea. Over 60 percent of its length, as far as Burgundy, is negotiable by commercial riverboats, and nearly its whole length is available for recreational boating; excursion boats offer sightseeing tours of the river"
"1994 by the Dutch conceptual artist, Jan Dibbets. Boats for river trips stop at the Port du Louvre. Port du Louvre The Port du Louvre is a walkway running along the River Seine (on the ""right bank"") immediately to the south of the Louvre in Paris, France. It is parallel to and lower than the larger Voie Georges Pompidou road between it and the Louvre. The Port du Louvre is on the Arago route (the Paris Meridian) that runs north-south through Paris, named in honour of the French astronomer and politician François Arago. A bronze Arago plaque can be found"
"this was excavated from an underground quarry called the ""Quarries of Paris""). When the region is above sea-level, as at the present time, rivers draining water from the land form, and these cut channels into the landscape. The rivers therefore strongly influence the topography of Paris. The Seine river cuts through Paris, but has apparently meandered in the past within a larger valley whose edges lie on the outskirts of the metropolitan area (the edges of this larger valley are visible from tall buildings in Paris). Many of the ""hills"" in Paris, appear to be formed as the result of"
"Geography of Paris The geography of Paris is characterized by the urbanization of the area it lies within, and its position in the Petite Couronne, Grande Couronne, and Île-de-France. Paris is located in northern central France. By road, it is southeast of London, south of Calais, southwest of Brussels, north of Marseille, northeast of Nantes, and southeast of Rouen. Paris is located in the north-bending arc of the river Seine and includes two islands, the Île Saint-Louis and the larger Île de la Cité, which form the oldest part of the city. The river's mouth on the English Channel (""La"
"over twenty direct wastewater connections to the Bièvre were eliminated. When the river is completely disconnected from the wastewater system, the stormwater from the river will no longer flow into a wastewater treatment plant but will instead flow directly into the River Seine, which is expected to lead to significant savings in wastewater treatment costs. Another section of the Bièvre between Massy and Verrières was re-opened in 2006. Bièvre (river) The Bièvre is a long river of the Île-de-France région that flows into the Seine (left bank) in Paris. The name translates to ""Beaver River"" in English. The source of"
"located in northern central France, in a north-bending arc of the river Seine whose crest includes two islands, the Île Saint-Louis and the larger Île de la Cité, which form the oldest part of the city. The river's mouth on the English Channel (""La Manche"") is about downstream from the city. The city is spread widely on both banks of the river. Overall, the city is relatively flat, and the lowest point is above sea level. Paris has several prominent hills, the highest of which is Montmartre at . Excluding the outlying parks of Bois de Boulogne and Bois de"
"Île de la Cité, one of the two natural islands on the Seine within the city limits, to the Rive Droite (). Pont Notre-Dame The Pont Notre-Dame is a bridge that crosses the Seine in Paris, France linking the ""quai de Gesvres"" on the Rive Droite with the ""quai de la Corse"" on the Île de la Cité. The bridge is noted for being the ""most ancient"" in Paris, in the sense that, while the oldest bridge in Paris that is ""in its original state"" is undoubtedly the Pont Neuf, a bridge in some form has existed at the site"
"in 1968. Like that of its sister-bridge, the Pont Amont, ""Pont Aval"" owes its name to its position on the Seine River: Pont ""Amont"" (""amont"" meaning ""upstream"" in French) is the first bridge on the river as it enters Paris, Pont ""Aval"" (""aval"" meaning ""downstream"") is the last. Pont aval The Pont Aval is a bridge that crosses the Seine in Paris, France. It is open exclusively to motor vehicles traveling along the Boulevard Périphérique, a roadway which encircles the city. The Pont Aval is the last bridge spanning the Seine if one were to follow the river's course downstream"
"banks in Paris, lined with top monuments including Notre-Dame, the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre Museum and Musée d'Orsay. There are 37 bridges within Paris and dozens more spanning the river outside the city. Examples in Paris include the Pont Alexandre III and Pont Neuf, the latter of which dates back to 1607. Outside the city, examples include the Pont de Normandie, one of the longest cable-stayed bridges in the world, which links Le Havre to Honfleur. The Seine rises in the commune of Source-Seine, about northwest of Dijon. The source has been owned by the city of Paris since 1864."
"Marne River near Lizy-sur-Ourcq. Pipework diverts the river from Mareuil-sur-Ourcq, where most of the water flows to Paris via the current canal. The first efforts towards engineering the waterway were inspired by the need for firewood for heating in Paris. The Valois and Orléans families owned a large tract of forest, and in 1560 a plan was devised to carry wood via a system of simple locks. In 1661, Louis XIV allowed tolls to be collected along the Ourcq River, payable to Philippe d'Orléans. When Paris was known as Lutetia, the inhabitants of île Saint-Louis used water from the Seine."
"Rive Gauche La Rive Gauche (, ""The Left Bank"") is the southern bank of the river Seine in Paris. Here the river flows roughly westward, cutting the city in two: when facing downstream, the southern bank is to the left, and the northern bank (or ""Rive Droite"") is to the right. ""Rive Gauche"" or ""Left Bank"" generally refers to the Paris of an earlier era: the Paris of artists, writers, and philosophers, including Colette, Margaret Anderson, Djuna Barnes, Natalie Barney, Sylvia Beach, Erik Satie, Kay Boyle, Bryher, Caresse Crosby, Nancy Cunard, Hilda Doolittle (H.D.), Janet Flanner, Jane Heap, Maria Jolas,"
"Rive Droite La Rive Droite (, ""The Right Bank"") is most commonly associated with the river Seine in central Paris. Here the river flows roughly westwards, cutting the city into two: when facing downstream, the northern bank is to the right, and the southern bank (or ""Rive Gauche"") is to the left. Owing to its association with places such as ""Place Vendôme"", the Right Bank can now be used to refer to a level of elegance and sophistication not found in the more bohemian Left Bank. The Right Bank's most famous street is the ""Champs-Élysées"", but there are others of"
"1910 Great Flood of Paris The 1910 Great Flood of Paris () was a catastrophe in which the Seine River, carrying winter rains from its tributaries, flooded the Paris conurbation, France. The Seine water level rose eight metres above the ordinary level. In the winter of 1909–1910, Paris and the surrounding area experienced higher than normal rainfall which saturated the ground and filled rivers to overflowing. In January 1910, Parisians were preoccupied with daily life and lulled into a false sense of security because the Seine's waters level had risen and fallen again in December. Consequently, they largely ignored reports"
"Menilmontant brook The Menilmontant brook is an old and small river in Paris. Originally, the brook originated from several small creeks descending from the hills of Ménilmontant, Belleville, Montmartre, Pre-Saint-Gervais. It was bypassing the hill of Ménilmontant before sending itself into the Seine River at the level of the present Bassin de l'Arsenal, upstream Paris. This brook is mentioned for the first time in a charter given by the king of France Dagobert I, in 629, for the establishment of a fair. With the increase of the population of Paris, the evacuation of the waste water takes more and more"
"Pont Notre-Dame The Pont Notre-Dame is a bridge that crosses the Seine in Paris, France linking the ""quai de Gesvres"" on the Rive Droite with the ""quai de la Corse"" on the Île de la Cité. The bridge is noted for being the ""most ancient"" in Paris, in the sense that, while the oldest bridge in Paris that is ""in its original state"" is undoubtedly the Pont Neuf, a bridge in some form has existed at the site of the Pont Notre-Dame since antiquity; nonetheless, it has been destroyed and reconstructed numerous times, a fact referred to in the Latin"
"Pont d'Austerlitz The Pont d'Austerlitz is a bridge which crosses the Seine River in Paris, France. It owes its name to the battle of Austerlitz (1805). The bridge links the 12th arrondissement at the rue Ledru-Rollin, to the 5th and 13th arrondissements, at the Jardin des Plantes. The construction of the bridge came from a necessity to link the Faubourg Saint-Antoine on the right bank to the Jardin des Plantes on the left bank. At the beginning of the 19th century the first bridge was constructed. In 1801, the engineer Becquey de Beaupré proposed a five-arched bridge. In 1854, the"
"the Rivers Marne, Oise and Epte. The River Eure does not cross the region, but receives water from several rivers in the Ile-de-France, including the Drouette and the Vesgre. The major rivers are navigable, and, because of the modest variations of altitude in the region (between 10 and 200 meters), they have a tendency to meander and curve. They also create many lakes and ponds, some of which have been transformed into recreation areas. (Moisson-Mousseaux, Cergy-Neuville, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, etc.). The Paris region is France's most important center of economic activity: the region had with a 2016 gross domestic product (GDP) of"
"derived from its being bordered by the rivers Seine, Oise and Marne (tributaries of the Seine) and Beuvronne (a tributray of the Marne), which surround it like an island. The name may also inherit from the Frankish ""Lidle Franke / Lilde Franke"", or, ""little France"". The area around Paris was the original personal domain of the king of France, as opposed to areas ruled by feudal lords of whom he was the suzerain or sovereign. This is reflected by divisions such as the Véxin Français and the Véxin Normand, the former being within the King of France's domain, the latter"
"are the Canal de l'Ourcq, the Bassin de la Villette, the Canal Saint-Martin, and the Bassin de l'Arsenal. Together, these canals and basins extend over a distance of . Napoléon Bonaparte ordered the creation of a Parisian canal network on May 19, 1802. Specifically, he decreed that the Seine be diverted from below the Bassin de l'Arsenal to the Bassin de la Villette. The canal would continue through Saint-Denis to rejoin the Seine in order to avoid having a shipping canal pass through the center of Paris. Additionally, the new canal would expedite navigation by avoiding the Seine's meandering turns."
"completely. It is found, however, in the name of the street Passage du Ruisseau-de-Ménilmontant (=passage of the Menilmontant brook]], located in the 20th arrondissement of Paris. Menilmontant brook The Menilmontant brook is an old and small river in Paris. Originally, the brook originated from several small creeks descending from the hills of Ménilmontant, Belleville, Montmartre, Pre-Saint-Gervais. It was bypassing the hill of Ménilmontant before sending itself into the Seine River at the level of the present Bassin de l'Arsenal, upstream Paris. This brook is mentioned for the first time in a charter given by the king of France Dagobert I,"
"Marne (river) The Marne ( ) is a river in France, an eastern tributary of the Seine in the area east and southeast of Paris. It is long. The river gave its name to the departments of Haute-Marne, Marne, Seine-et-Marne, and Val-de-Marne. The Marne starts in the Langres plateau, runs generally north then bends west between Saint-Dizier and Châlons-en-Champagne, joining the Seine at Charenton just upstream from Paris. Its main tributaries are the Rognon, the Blaise, the Saulx, the Ourcq, the Petit Morin and the Grand Morin. Near the town of Saint-Dizier, part of the flow is diverted through the"
"West Paris, which includes North Paris, was set off and incorporated in 1957. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and is water. Paris is drained by the Little Androscoggin River. The town is located on a bed of pegmatite in which many semi-precious gems and rare stones can be found, including beryl, garnet, tourmaline, amethyst and smoky quartz. Paris is crossed by 26, 117, 118 and 119. As of the census of 2010, there were 5,183 people, 2,187 households, and 1,332 families residing in the"
"Pont Neuf The Pont Neuf (, ""New Bridge"") is the oldest standing bridge across the river Seine in Paris, France. It stands by the western (downstream) point of the Île de la Cité, the island in the middle of the river that was, between 250 and 225 BC, the birthplace of Paris, then known as Lutetia, and during the medieval period, the heart of the city. The bridge is composed of two separate spans, one of five arches joining the left bank to the ""Île de la Cité"", another of seven joining the island to the right bank. Old engraved"
"Montparnasse Montparnasse ()( ) is an area of Paris, France, on the left bank of the river Seine, centred at the crossroads of the Boulevard du Montparnasse and the Rue de Rennes, between the Rue de Rennes and boulevard Raspail. Montparnasse has been part of Paris . The area also gives its name to: The Pasteur Institute is located in the area. Beneath the ground are tunnels of the Catacombs of Paris. Students in the 17th century who came to recite poetry in the hilly neighbourhood nicknamed it after ""Mount Parnassus"", home to the nine Muses of arts and sciences"
"Paris Bridge, which brings Sutton Road over the Wapsipinicon River, was built as a wagon bridge in 1879. It survives and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Paris is named after the capital in France. The Iowa Exposition of 1889 was held in Paris. Former United States Senator Richard C. Clark (1973-1979) was born in Paris in 1929. Paris, Iowa Paris is an unincorporated community in Linn County, Iowa, United States. It is located at the intersections of Sutton Road and County Highway D66 (Paris Road) near the banks of the Wapsipinicon River. It is northwest of"
"prominence, such as ""Rue de la Paix"", ""Rue de Rivoli"" and ""Avenue Montaigne"". Rive Droite La Rive Droite (, ""The Right Bank"") is most commonly associated with the river Seine in central Paris. Here the river flows roughly westwards, cutting the city into two: when facing downstream, the northern bank is to the right, and the southern bank (or ""Rive Gauche"") is to the left. Owing to its association with places such as ""Place Vendôme"", the Right Bank can now be used to refer to a level of elegance and sophistication not found in the more bohemian Left Bank. The"
"to the upstream side of the bridge and two footpaths, one on each side of it, permit unmotorized traffic to cross. Pont Charles-de-Gaulle The Pont Charles-de-Gaulle (""Charles-de-Gaulle Bridge"") is a steel-reinforced concrete girder bridge straddling the river Seine in the eastern part of Paris. It is a one-way bridge carrying road traffic from the 13th arrondissement to the 12th arrondissement. Another one-way bridge further downstream, Pont d'Austerlitz, carries traffic in the opposite direction. In 1986, the Council of Paris (""Conseil de Paris"") decided to construct a new bridge between the Pont de Bercy and the Pont d'Austerlitz in southeast Paris,"
"Rhône The Rhône (, ; ; ; ; ; ) is one of the major rivers of Europe and has twice the average discharge of the Loire (which is the longest French river), rising in the Rhône Glacier in the Swiss Alps at the far eastern end of the Swiss canton of Valais, passing through Lake Geneva and running through southeastern France. At Arles, near its mouth on the Mediterranean Sea, the river divides into two branches, known as the Great Rhône () and the Little Rhône (). The resulting delta constitutes the Camargue region. The name ""Rhone"" continues the"
"Parys Parys (pronounced ) is a town situated on the banks of the Vaal River in the Free State province of South Africa. The name of the town is the Afrikaans translation of Paris. The name was given by a German surveyor named Schilbach who had participated in the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War and the location next to the Vaal reminded him of Paris on the River Seine. The area of Parys also includes the two townships Tumahole and Schonkenville. In the early 1870s, towns in the northern Free State were situated very far apart and members"
"Grenouille leaves him, the bridge collapses and his house and shop, with him inside, falls into the river. Pont au Change The Pont au Change is a bridge over the Seine River in Paris, France. The bridge is located at the border between the first and fourth arrondissements. It connects the Île de la Cité from the Palais de Justice and the Conciergerie, to the Right Bank, at the Place du Châtelet. Several bridges bearing the name ""Pont au Change"" have stood on this site. It owes its name to the goldsmiths and money changers who had installed their shops"
"Pont aval The Pont Aval is a bridge that crosses the Seine in Paris, France. It is open exclusively to motor vehicles traveling along the Boulevard Périphérique, a roadway which encircles the city. The Pont Aval is the last bridge spanning the Seine if one were to follow the river's course downstream through the capital. The Pont Aval is located in the southwest of Paris, linking the 15th and 16th arrondissements, connecting the Quai d'Issy-les-Moulineaux and the Quai Saint-Exupéry. With a total length of 313 meters (1,027 feet), the Pont Aval is the longest in Paris. The bridge was opened"