Scie | |
Pushpin Map: | France#France Normandy |
Mouth Coordinates: | 49.9181°N 1.0317°W |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Length: | 38km (24miles) |
Source1 Elevation: | 140m (460feet) |
Discharge1 Avg: | 1.8m3/s |
Basin Size: | 217km2 |
The Scie (in French pronounced as /si/) is a river that flows from the plateau of the southern Pays de Caux in the Seine-Maritime département of Normandy into the English Channel. It is 38km (24miles) long.
The river rises at Saint-Victor-l'Abbaye and passes through Auffay, Saint-Maclou-de-Folleville, Longueville-sur-Scie, Anneville-sur-Scie, Heugleville-sur-Scie, Saint-Aubin-sur-Scie and finally Hautot-sur-Mer.
In the past, the river was host to 43 watermills that powered machinery to process wheat, cotton, tannin and flax for linen.[1] [2] Two mills still exist today, at Saint-Maclou-de-Folleville (the moulin of Arbalète) and at Auffay. Today, the activities of the valley includes the production of apples and cider.