The Seine

The Seine’s source can be found about one and a quarter hours drive from us in a small village aptly called Source-Seine on the borders of the Côte-d'Or. From here the river flows into Chatillon-Sur-Seine where it divides to flow through the town before rejoining on the other side. Another river of note though is La Douix, which springs from the foot of a small limestone cliff nearby and joins the Seine in Châtillon-sur-Seine. There is, because of this, some debate as to what is considered the true source of the Seine, since the flow of la Douix is often the greater.

As the river proceeds through the Seine valley it picks up a number of other tributaries such as the Ource and the Arce, growing in volume, and speed, and soon becomes that majestic river that cuts deeply through Paris on its way to le Havre.

The bridge over the Seine flowing through Bar-Sur-Seine

We have had quite a bit of rain over the last few days and the rivers are all looking very high. These pictures, of the Seine running through Bar-Sur-Seine, were taken this morning. Those observant of you will have guessed (or know) that ‘sur’ means ‘on’.