La Source de La Seine

Within the commune of our Gite at Saint Germain-Source-Seine is the source of France’s best known river, and the area surrounding the source is actually owned and maintained by the city of Paris. Although known as the river going through the French capital Paris, the Seine also flows through the city of Rouen and joins the English Channel not far from the city of Le Havre. Its name comes from a Roman goddess called Sequana who was worshipped 2000 years ago at the source of the river. This Roman name came from a Celtic word which meant “similar to a snake”, as the Seine has the most sinuous course of all French rivers, especially between Paris and the Channel. Its main tributaries are the Aube (240 km), the Yonne (293 km), the Loing (160 km), the Essonne (90 km), the Eure (225 km), the Marne (525km), the Aisne (280 km), and the Oise (330 km) which has its source in Belgium.

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