Voire
Encyclopedia
The Voire is a small river
in France
, in the drainage basin
of the Seine
. Its source is in Mertrud
, in the Haute-Marne
department. It flows through Montier-en-Der
and Puellemontier
, and empties into the Aube River
at Chalette-sur-Voire
, in the Aube
department.
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...
in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, in the drainage basin
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
of 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...
. Its source is in Mertrud
Mertrud
Mertrud is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France....
, in the Haute-Marne
Haute-Marne
Haute-Marne is a department in the northeast of France named after the Marne River.-History:Haute-Marne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
department. It flows through Montier-en-Der
Montier-en-Der
Montier-en-Der is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Haute-Marne department...
and Puellemontier
Puellemontier
Puellemontier is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France....
, and empties into the Aube River
Aube River
The Aube is a river in France, right tributary of the Seine. It is 248 km long. The river gives its name to the Aube département.Its source is in the Haute-Marne département, on the plateau of Langres, near the town Auberive. It flows through the départements Haute-Marne, Côte-d'Or, Aube and Marne....
at Chalette-sur-Voire
Chalette-sur-Voire
Chalette-sur-Voire is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Aube
Aube
Aube is a department in the northeastern part of France named after the Aube River. In 1995, its population was 293,100 inhabitants.- History :Aube is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
department.