Marne (river)

For the river of the same name in South Australia, see Marne River (South Australia).

Marne
Marne River; painted by Paul Cézanne
Origin	Champagne-Ardenne
Mouth	Seine 48°48′57″N 2°24′40″E / 48.81583°N 2.41111°E / 48.81583; 2.41111 (Seine-Marne)Coordinates: 48°48′57″N 2°24′40″E / 48.81583°N 2.41111°E / 48.81583; 2.41111 (Seine-Marne)
Basin countries	France
Length	514 km
Avg. discharge	100 m³/s
Basin area	12,800 km²

The Marne is a river in France, a right tributary of the Seine in the area east and southeast of Paris. It is 514 kilometres (319 mi) long.^[1] The river gave its name to the départements of Haute-Marne, Marne, Seine-et-Marne, and Val-de-Marne.

An island in the Marne river near Chelles

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. In the Champagne région part of the water is led through the artificial lake Lac du Der-Chantecoq, in order to regulate the water discharge. This way large inundations or low river levels downstream are prevented.^[2]

The Marne is infamous as the site of the eponymous two battles during the First World War. The first battle was a turning point of World War I, fought in 1914. The second battle was fought four years later, in 1918.

During the 19th and 20th centuries, the Marne inspired many painter artists among whom:

• Camille Corot
• Paul Cézanne
• Pierre Emmanuel Damoye
• Camille Pissarro
• Henri Rousseau, dit " Le Douanier Rousseau"
• Albert Marquet
• Raoul Dufy
• André Dunoyer de Ségonzac
• Louis Vuillermoz
• Maurice Boitel
• Daniel du Janerand

Départements and main towns crossed

Banks of the Marne at Noisy-le-Grand

• Haute-Marne (52): Langres, Chaumont, Saint-Dizier
• Marne (51): Vitry-le-François, Châlons-en-Champagne, Épernay
• Aisne (02): Château-Thierry
• Seine-et-Marne (77): Meaux, Lagny-sur-Marne, Saint-Thibault-des-Vignes, Torcy, Noisiel, Chelles
• Seine-Saint-Denis (93): Neuilly-sur-Marne, Noisy-le-Grand, Gournay-sur-Marne, Neuilly-Plaisance
• Val-de-Marne (94): Nogent-sur-Marne, Créteil, Charenton-le-Pont, Champigny-sur-Marne, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Joinville-le-Pont, Saint-Maurice, Bry-sur-Marne, Le Perreux-sur-Marne

References

1. ^ "The Marne at the Sandre database" (in French). http://sandre.eaufrance.fr/app/chainage/courdo/htm/F---0100.php?cg=F---0100. 
2. ^ "Apprivoiser la Marne" (in French). Archived from the original on 2006-11-24. http://web.archive.org/web/20061124092109/http://www.lacduder.fr/fr/creation.php. Retrieved 2006-06-02. 

External links

• River Marne guide Places, ports and moorings on the river.