Planquette
Encyclopedia
The river
Planquette is one of the small streams that flow from the plateau of the southern Boulonnais
and Picardy
, into the Canche
.
The river rises at Planques
and passes Fressin
, Wambercourt
, Cavron-Saint-Martin
and joins the Canche at Contes
.
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...
Planquette is one of the small streams that flow from the plateau of the southern Boulonnais
Boulonnais (land area)
The Boulonnais is a coastal area of northern France, around Calais and Boulogne-sur-Mer. It has a curved belt of chalk downs which run into the sea at both ends, and geologically is the east end of the Weald-Artois Anticline.- Administration :...
and Picardy
Picardy
This article is about the historical French province. For other uses, see Picardy .Picardy is a historical province of France, in the north of France...
, into the Canche
Canche
The river Canche is one of the rivers that flow from the plateau of the southern Boulonnais and Picardy, into the English Channel. The Somme is the largest example. The basin of the Canche extends to 1,274 square kilometres and lies in the southern end of the département of Pas-de-Calais...
.
The river rises at Planques
Planques
Planques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Population:-Places of interest:* The churchInformation at: -References:* -External links:* * *...
and passes Fressin
Fressin
Fressin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated east of Montreuil, at the junction of the D155 and the D154 roads. Fressin nestles in the valley of the Planquette, one of several small rivers that flow through...
, Wambercourt
Wambercourt
Wambercourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas de Calais region of France.-Geography:Wambercourt lies along the valley of the Planquette , in upper Artois.-Demography:-References:* -External links:...
, Cavron-Saint-Martin
Cavron-Saint-Martin
Cavron-Saint-Martin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Cavron St. Martin is in the valley of the Planquette, a tiny tributary of the Canche river...
and joins the Canche at Contes
Contes, Pas-de-Calais
Contes is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Population:-References:* -External links:* * *...
.
External links
- Accès aux villes et villages de France du Quid
- Carte des bassins versants de la Canche et de la Ternoise