Avre
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Avre | |
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Origin | Orne |
Mouth | Eure |
Basin countries | France |
Length | 72 km |
Source elevation | 280m |
The Avre is a river in France and an affluent of the River Eure.
The headwaters are in the Perche forest in Orne. It is 280m above sea level and joins with the Eure near Dreux and forms the border bewtween the Eure and Eure-et-Loir départements.
The Avre is 72km long and its watershed extends to 917km². It flows through the Orne, Eure-et-Loir and Eure départments and historically forms part of the border of Normandy.