List of rivers of France explained

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 Rivers of France.

Tributary list

North Sea

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

English Channel

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

Atlantic Ocean

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

Mediterranean Sea

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

Corsica

The rivers in this section are listed counterclockwise around the Corsican coast starting from Cap Corse.

Po basin (Adriatic Sea)

French Guiana

See main article: List of rivers of French Guiana.

Longest rivers

The river lengths in the table below refer to the part of the rivers on French territory.

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NameLength
(km)(mi)
1Loire625order=flipNaNorder=flip
2Seine482disp=tablecenNaNdisp=tablecen
3Rhônea338order=flipNaNorder=flip
4Garonnea329disp=tablecenNaNdisp=tablecen
5Marne514km (319miles)
6Meusea288order=flipNaNorder=flip
7Lot485km (301miles)
8Dordogne483km (300miles)
9Saône473km (294miles)
10Doubsa430km (270miles)
11Allier421km (262miles)
12Charente237disp=tablecenNaNdisp=tablecen
13Tarn380km (240miles)
14Cher368km (229miles)
15Vienne363km (226miles)
16Aisne356km (221miles)
17Durance323km (201miles)
18Loir319km (198miles)
19Oisea316km (196miles)
20Mosellea314km (195miles)

a Excluding the part of the river not on French territory.

See also

Notes and references