River mouth Seine Basin size 160 km (62 sq mi) Basin area 160 km² Mouth Seine | Progression Seine→ English Channel Length 16 km Source Pays de Caux Country France | |
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Main source Pays de Caux
140 m (460 ft) Discharge Average rate:
0.240 m/s (8.5 cu ft/s) | ||
The river Bolbec or Commerce is one of the rivers that flow from the plateau of the southern Pays de Caux in the Seine-Maritime département of Haute-Normandie into the Seine.
The river rises at Bolbec and passes Gruchet-le-Valasse, where its name changes to the Commerce. It then passes through Lillebonne and joins the Seine at Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon.
Contents
Map of Rivi%C3%A8re du Commerce, France
Economy
The river hosted many watermills that powered machinery to process both cotton and flax. The area became so prosperous it was named the Golden Valley.
References
Commerce (river) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA