List of rivers of France

This is a list of rivers that are at least partially in France. The rivers are grouped by sea or ocean. The rivers flowing into the sea are sorted along the coast. Rivers flowing into other rivers are listed by the rivers they flow into. Some rivers (e.g. Sûre/Sauer) do not flow through France themselves, but they are mentioned for having French tributaries. They are given in "italics". For clarity, only rivers that are longer than 50 km (or have longer tributaries) are shown.

In French, rivers are traditionally classified either as "fleuves" when they flow into the sea (or into a desert or lake), or as "rivières" when they flow into another river. The "fleuves" are shown in bold.

For an alphabetical overview of rivers of France, see the category .

Tributary list

North Sea

The rivers in this section are sorted north-east (Netherlands) to south-west (Calais).

* Rhine/Rhin (main branch at Hoek van Holland, Netherlands)
** Moselle (in Koblenz, Germany)
*** Saar/Sarre (near Konz, Germany)
**** Nied (in Rehlingen-Siersburg, Germany)
**** Blies (in Sarreguemines)
*** "Sauer/Sûre" (in Wasserbillig, Luxembourg)
**** Alzette (in Ettelbruck, Luxembourg)
*** Orne (Lorraine) (near Mondelange)
*** Seille (in Metz)
*** Meurthe (in Frouard)
*** Vologne (in Pouxeux)
** Lauter (in Lauterbourg)
** Sauer (in Seltz)
** Ill (near La Wantzenau)
*** Thur (near Ensisheim)
* Meuse (main branch near Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands)
** Sambre (in Namur, Belgium)
** Semois/Semoy (in Monthermé)
** Bar (near Dom-le-Mesnil)
** Chiers (in Bazeilles)

* Scheldt/Escaut (near Flushing, Netherlands)
** Lys (in Ghent, Belgium)
*** Deûle (in Deûlémont)
** Scarpe (in Mortagne-du-Nord)
**Haine (in Condé-sur-l'Escaut)
* Yser (in Nieuwpoort, Belgium)
* Aa (in Gravelines)

The Channel

The rivers in this section are sorted east (Calais) to west (Brest).

* Canche (in Étaples)
* Authie (near Berck)
* Somme (near Abbeville)
** Avre (in Amiens)
* Bresle (in Le Tréport)

* Seine (in Le Havre)
** Risle (in Berville-sur-Mer)
*** Charentonne (near Bernay)
** Eure (in Pont-de-l'Arche)
*** Iton (near Louviers)
*** Avre (near Dreux)
** Epte (near Vernon)
** Oise (in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, west of Paris)
*** Thérain (in Creil)
*** Aisne (in Compiègne)
**** Vesle (in Condé-sur-Aisne)
**** Aire (near Grandpré)
** Marne (in Ivry-sur-Seine, south-east of Paris)
*** Grand Morin (near Meaux)
*** Ourcq (near Lizy-sur-Ourcq)
*** Petit Morin (in La Ferté-sous-Jouarre)
*** Saulx (in Vitry-le-François)
**** Ornain (in Pargny-sur-Saulx)
** Orge (in Athis-Mons)
** Essonne (in Corbeil-Essonnes)
*** Juine (in Ballancourt-sur-Essonne)
** Loing (near Moret-sur-Loing)
** Yonne (in Montereau-Fault-Yonne)
*** Armançon (in Migennes)
*** Serein (in Bassou)
*** Cure (near Vermenton)
** Aube (near Romilly-sur-Seine)
*** Voire (in Chalette-sur-Voire)

* Touques (in Deauville)
* Dives (in Cabourg)
* Orne (in Ouistreham)
* Vire (near Isigny-sur-Mer)
** Aure (in Isigny-sur-Mer)
* Douve (near Carentan)
* Sée (near Avranches)
* Sélune (near Avranches)
* Couesnon (near Mont Saint Michel)
* Rance (in Saint-Malo)
* Trieux (near Lézardrieux)

Atlantic Ocean

The rivers in this section are sorted north (Brest) to south (Spain).

* Élorn (near Brest)
* Aulne (in Logonna-Daoulas)
* Odet (near Quimper)
* Laïta (in Guidel)
** Ellé (in Quimperlé)
* Blavet (in Lorient)
* Vilaine (in Pénestin)
** Oust (in Redon)

* Loire (in Saint-Nazaire)
** Sèvre Nantaise (in Nantes)
** Erdre (in Nantes)
** Maine (near Angers)
*** Mayenne (near Angers)
**** Ernée (in Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne)
*** Sarthe (near Angers)
**** Loir (north of Angers)
***** Braye (in Couture-sur-Loir)
**** Huisne (in Le Mans)
** Thouet (in Saumur)
*** Dive (near Saint-Just-sur-Dive)
*** Argenton (near Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay)
*** Thouaret (near Thouars)
** Vienne (in Candes-Saint-Martin)
*** Creuse (north of Châtellerault)
**** Gartempe (in La Roche-Posay)
*** Clain (in Châtellerault)
** Indre (east of Candes-Saint-Martin)
** Cher (in Villandry)
*** Sauldre (in Selles-sur-Cher)
*** Arnon (near Vierzon)
*** Yèvre (in Vierzon)
**** Auron (in Bourges)
** Beuvron (in Chaumont-sur-Loire)
** Allier (near Nevers)
*** Sioule (near Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule)
*** Dore (near Puy-Guillaume)
*** Alagnon (near Jumeaux)
** Acolin (near Decize)
** Aron (in Decize)
** Besbre (near Dompierre-sur-Besbre)
** Arroux (in Digoin)

* Sèvre Niortaise (north of La Rochelle)
** Vendée (in Marans)
* Charente (near Rochefort)
** Bonnieure (near Mansle)
*** Tardoire (in Saint-Ciers-sur-Bonnieure)
**** Bandiat (in Agris)
* Seudre (in Marennes)

* Garonne (into the Gironde estuary near Ambès)
** Dordogne (near Ambès)
*** Isle (in Libourne)
**** Dronne (in Coutras)
**** Beauronne (near Mussidan)
**** Auvézère (in Bassillac)
**** Loue (in Coulaures)
*** Vézère (near Le Bugue)
**** Corrèze (in Brive-la-Gaillarde)
*** Cère (near Bretenoux)
** Ciron (in Barsac)
** Lot (near Aiguillon)
*** Lède (near Villeneuve-sur-Lot)
*** Célé (near Cabrerets)
*** Truyère (in Entraygues-sur-Truyère)
** Baïse (near Aiguillon)
*** Gélise (in Lavardac)
** Gers (near Agen)
** Tarn (near Castelsarrasin)
*** Aveyron (near Montauban)
**** Viaur (in Laguépie)
*** Agout (in Saint-Sulpice)
*** Dourbie (in Millau)
** Gimone (near Castelsarrasin)
** Save (in Grenade)
** Hers-Mort (near Grenade)
** Ariège (in Toulouse)
*** Hers-Vif (in Cintegabelle)
** Arize (in Carbonne)
** Salat (in Boussens)
** Neste (in Montréjeau)

* Eyre/Leyre (near Arcachon)

* Adour (near Bayonne)
** Nive (in Bayonne)
** Bidouze (in Guiche)
** Gave de Pau (near Peyrehorade)
*** Gave d'Oloron (in Peyrehorade)
**** Saison (near Sauveterre-de-Béarn)
**** Gave d'Aspe (in Oloron-Sainte-Marie)
** Luy (near Tercis-les-Bains)
*** Luy de France (near Gaujacq)
*** Luy de Béarn (near Gaujacq)
** Louts (near Hinx)
** Midouze (near Pontonx-sur-l'Adour)
*** Douze (in Mont-de-Marsan)
*** Midou (in Mont-de-Marsan)
** Gabas (in Toulouzette)
** Léez (near Aire-sur-l'Adour)
** Arros (near Riscle)
*** Bouès (near Marciac)
** Échez (in Maubourguet)
* Bidasoa (in Hendaye)

Mediterranean Sea

The rivers in this section are sorted west (Spain) to east (Italy).

* "Ebro" (near Deltebre, Spain)
** Segre (in Mequinenza, Spain)
* Tech (near Argelès-sur-Mer)
* Têt (near Perpignan)
* Agly (in Le Barcarès)
* Aude (near Narbonne)
* Orb (in Valras-Plage)
* Hérault (near Agde)
** Vis (near Ganges)
* Vidourle (in Le Grau-du-Roi)

* Rhône (in Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône)
** Gard or Gardon (in Beaucaire)
** Durance (in Avignon)
*** Verdon (in Saint-Paul-lès-Durance)
*** Buëch (in Sisteron)
*** Ubaye (near La Bréole)
** Ouvèze (near Avignon)
** Cèze (in Codolet)
** Ardèche (in Pont-Saint-Esprit)
** Drôme (in Loriol-sur-Drôme)
** Eyrieux (in Beauchastel)
** Isère (near Valence)
*** Drac (in Grenoble)
**** Romanche (near Vizille)
*** Arc (near Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny)
** Saône (in Lyon)
*** Azergues (in Anse)
*** Reyssouze (near Pont-de-Vaux)
*** Seille (near Tournus)
*** Doubs (in Verdun-sur-le-Doubs)
**** Loue (near Dole)
**** Allaine/Allan (near Montbéliard)
*** Ouche (in Saint-Jean-de-Losne)
*** Tille (near Auxonne)
*** Ognon (in Pontailler-sur-Saône)
** Ain (near Pont-de-Chéruy)
** Arve (in Geneva, Switzerland)

* Touloubre (in Saint-Chamas via the Étang de Berre lagoon)
* Arc (near Berre-l'Étang via the Étang de Berre)
* Argens (in Fréjus)
* Var (in Saint-Laurent-du-Var)
** Estéron (in Saint-Martin-du-Var)
** Tinée (near Utelle)
* Roya (in Ventimiglia, Italy)

in Corsica

The rivers in this section are sorted clockwise along the Corsican coast starting from Cap Corse.

* Golo (near Bastia)
* Tavignano (in Aléria)
* Taravo (near Propriano)

Po basin (Adriatic Sea)

* "Po" (near Venice, Italy)
** Dora Riparia (in Turin, Italy)
*** Cenischia (in Susa, Italy)

French Guiana

ee also

* Geography of France
* List of waterways#France
* List of lakes in France