Marne
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The Marne is a major river in northeastern France that flows through the Île-de-France region before joining the Seine near Paris.
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.
this entity surface form:
upper Marne
this entity surface form:
Marne River
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Marne River
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Marne River
subject surface form:
Île-de-France
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Marne River
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Marne River
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Marne River
this entity surface form:
Marne River
this entity surface form:
Marne River
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Marne River
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Marne River
this entity surface form:
Marne River
this entity surface form:
Marne River