Vanne (river)

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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.

CountryFrance
locationAube department
location
Yonne
coordinates
48°11′24″N 3°16′8″E
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Vanne
Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationAube department
Mouth 
  location
Yonne
  coordinates
48°11′24″N 3°16′8″E
Length59 km (37 mi)
Basin size990 km2 (380 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionYonneSeineEnglish Channel
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The Vanne flows through the following departments and towns:

Aqueduct on the Vanne

Aqueduc de la Vanne towards Villiers-Louis.

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

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