The Drôme is a 57.9 km long river in Normandy.[1] Its source is on the border of the Manche and Calvados departments, at le Grand Cauville locality, near Saint-Martin-des-Besaces[2] and joins the Aure, left bank at Maisons, downstream of Bayeux in the Bessin region. It is a sub-affluent of the Vire.
| Drôme | |
|---|---|
 between Vidouville and La Vacquerie | |
   | |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Saint-Martin-des-Besaces |
| • coordinates | 49°00′32″N 0°54′02″W / 49.0089°N 0.9006°W |
| • elevation | 205 m (673 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Aure |
• coordinates | 49°19′15″N 0°45′01″W / 49.3209°N 0.7502°W |
• elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Length | 57.9 km (36.0 mi) |
| Basin size | 245 km2 (95 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 2.33 m3/s (82 cu ft/s) (Sully) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Aure→ Vire→ English Channel |
Watershed edit
The watershed of the Drôme neighbours those of the Vire, Aure (east), Tortonne (NW) and Seulles (SE).
It is a narrow, northward basin. The longest of its affluents is the ruisseau du Vey (7.3 km),[1] which it joins at Cormolain.
Drôme valley edit
- Castle (ranked monument historique[3]) and Saint-Martin de Balleroy Church (ranked[3]) at Balleroy,
- Pont de Sully (inscrit[3]) between Castillon and Vaubadon.
- Manoir du Pont-Senot (inscrit[3]) à Noron-la-Poterie.
- Église Notre-Dame de Ranchy (clocher inscrit[3]).
- Château de Barbeville (inscrit[3]).
- Castle (inscrit[3]) and Église Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte (inscrite[3]) at Vaucelles.
- Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité at Sully (inscrite[3]).
References edit
- ^ a b Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Drome (I45-0420)".
- ^ Les géoservices du Conseil général du Calvados - La carte dynamique |accessdate= 12 August 2010 Archived January 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Couches Cours d'eau BDCarthage, Communes et Communes (Libellé) activées.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Base Mérimée