Scie (river) explained

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.

Economy

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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Albert Hennetier, Aux sources normandes: Promenade au fil des rivières en Seine-Maritime, p. 150.
  2. http://aram2776.ifrance.com/ Les moulins de la Scie