Commerce River
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The river
Bolbec or Commerce is one of the rivers that flow from the plateau of the southern Pays de Caux
in the Seine-Maritime
département of Haute-Normandie
into the Seine
.
The river rises at Bolbec
and passes Gruchet-le-Valasse
, where its name changes to the Commerce. It then passes through Lillebonne
and joins the Seine
at Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon
.
The river hosted many watermill
s that powered machinery to process both cotton
and flax
. The area became so prosperous it was named the Golden Valley.
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
Bolbec or Commerce is one of the rivers that flow from the plateau of the southern Pays de Caux
Pays de Caux
The Pays de Caux is an area in Normandy occupying the greater part of the French département of Seine Maritime in Haute-Normandie. It is a chalk plateau to the north of the Seine Estuary and extending to the cliffs on the English Channel coast - its coastline is known as the Côte d'Albâtre...
in the Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime is a French department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre...
département of Haute-Normandie
Haute-Normandie
Upper Normandy is one of the 27 regions of France. It was created in 1984 from two départements: Seine-Maritime and Eure, when Normandy was divided into Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy. This division continues to provoke controversy, and some continue to call for reuniting the two regions...
into the Seine
Seine
The Seine is a -long river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France. It rises at Saint-Seine near Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre . It is navigable by ocean-going vessels...
.
The river rises at Bolbec
Bolbec
Bolbec is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France. Its inhabitants are called Bolbécais or Bolbécaises.-Geography:...
and passes Gruchet-le-Valasse
Gruchet-le-Valasse
Gruchet-le-Valasse is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department of the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A village of forestry, farming and associated light industry situated in the Pays de Caux, some east of Le Havre, at the junction of the D173 and D9015...
, where its name changes to the Commerce. It then passes through Lillebonne
Lillebonne
Lillebonne is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France. It lies miles north of the Seine and east of Le Havre by railway.-History:...
and joins the Seine
Seine
The Seine is a -long river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France. It rises at Saint-Seine near Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre . It is navigable by ocean-going vessels...
at Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon
Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon
Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A small town with a huge industrial area to the southwest with farming and woodland to the north and east, in the Pays de Caux, situated by the banks of the river...
.
Economy
Watermill
A watermill is a structure that uses a water wheel or turbine to drive a mechanical process such as flour, lumber or textile production, or metal shaping .- History :...
s that powered machinery to process both cotton
Cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal....
and flax
Flax
Flax is a member of the genus Linum in the family Linaceae. It is native to the region extending from the eastern Mediterranean to India and was probably first domesticated in the Fertile Crescent...
. The area became so prosperous it was named the Golden Valley.
See also
- French water management schemeSchéma directeur d'aménagement et de gestion des eauxIn France, the schéma directeur d'aménagement et de gestion des eaux aims to put into effect the principles of the law of 3 January 1992 on the level of the major hydrographic basins. In translation, its name is outline for the organization of the development and management of water...