Marne

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river

The Marne is a major river in northeastern France that flows through the Île-de-France region before joining the Seine near Paris.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Marne River	12
Vallée de la Marne	1
upper Marne	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river ⓘ
basinArea	approximately 12,800 km² ⓘ
basinCountry	France ⓘ
confluenceLocation	near Paris ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
crossesDepartment	Aisne ⓘ Haute-Marne ⓘ Marne department ⓘ surface form: Marne (department) Seine-et-Marne ⓘ Val-de-Marne ⓘ
flowsDirection	generally northwest ⓘ
flowsInto	Seine at Charenton-le-Pont ⓘ
flowsNear	Paris ⓘ
flowsThrough	Grand Est NERFINISHED ⓘ Hauts-de-France NERFINISHED ⓘ Île-de-France region ⓘ surface form: Île-de-France
hasBridge	many road and rail bridges ⓘ
hasCanal	Canal latéral à la Marne ⓘ surface form: Canal de la Marne au Rhin Canal de l’Ourcq (connected) ⓘ Canal latéral à la Marne ⓘ
hasIsland	river islands and islets ⓘ
historicalSignificance	major World War I battle site ⓘ
length	approximately 319 miles ⓘ approximately 514 km ⓘ
locatedIn	northeastern France ⓘ
mouthOfWaterBody	River Seine ⓘ surface form: Seine
notableFor	First Battle of the Marne ⓘ surface form: Battle of the Marne (1914) Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ surface form: Second Battle of the Marne (1918)
passesNear	Reims ⓘ
passesThrough	Châlons-en-Champagne ⓘ Château-Thierry ⓘ Meaux ⓘ Vincennes area (downstream vicinity) ⓘ Épernay ⓘ
recreationActivities	boating ⓘ fishing ⓘ riverside walking and cycling paths ⓘ
region	Champagne wine region ⓘ
riverSystem	Seine River Basin ⓘ surface form: Seine basin
sourceCountry	France ⓘ
sourceLocation	Langres Plateau ⓘ
sourceRegion	Grand Est NERFINISHED ⓘ
tributaryOf	River Seine ⓘ surface form: Seine
tributaryType	right tributary ⓘ
usedFor	inland water transport ⓘ navigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ

Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aube → borders → Marne ⓘ

Seine-et-Marne → borders → Marne ⓘ

Grand Est → containsDepartment → Marne ⓘ

Seine River Basin → containsRiver → Marne ⓘ

Langres Plateau → drainedBy → Marne ⓘ

this entity surface form: upper Marne

Paris Basin → drainedBy → Marne ⓘ