List of rivers of France

This is a list of rivers that are at least partially in France. The rivers are grouped by sea or ocean. 

In French, rivers are called *fleuves* when they flow into the sea (or into a desert or lake). They are called *rivières* when they flow into another river. The *fleuves* are shown in **bold**.

## List of rivers
### North Sea
The rivers in this section are sorted north-east (Netherlands) to south-west (Calais).

* **Rhine/Rhin** (main branch at Hoek van Holland, Netherlands)
** Moselle (in Koblenz, Germany)
*** Saar/Sarre (near Konz, Germany)
**** Nied (in Rehlingen-Siersburg, Germany)
**** Blies (in Sarreguemines)
*** *Sauer/Sûre* (in Wasserbillig, Luxembourg)
**** Alzette (in Ettelbruck, Luxembourg)
*** Orne (Moselle) (near Mondelange)
*** Seille (in Metz)
*** Rupt de Mad (in Arnaville)
*** Meurthe (in Frouard)
**** Mortagne (in Mont-sur-Meurthe)
*** Madon (in Pont-Saint-Vincent)
*** Vologne (in Pouxeux)
** Lauter (in Lauterbourg)
** Moder (in Neuhaeusel)
** Sauer (in Seltz) 
** Ill (near La Wantzenau)
*** Thur (near Ensisheim)
* **Meuse** (main branch near Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands)
** Sambre (in Namur, Belgium)
** Semois/Semoy (in Monthermé)
** Sormonne (in Warcq)
** Bar (near Dom-le-Mesnil)
** Chiers (in Bazeilles)
*** Othain (in Montmédy)

* **Scheldt/Escaut** (near Flushing, Netherlands) 
** Lys (in Ghent, Belgium)
*** Deûle (in Deûlémont)
** Scarpe (in Mortagne-du-Nord)
** Haine (in Condé-sur-l'Escaut)
* **Yser** (in Nieuwpoort, Belgium)
* **Aa** (in Gravelines)

### The Channel
The rivers in this section are sorted east (Calais) to west (Brest).

* **Canche** (in Étaples)
* **Authie** (near Berck)
* **Somme** (near Abbeville) 
** Avre (in Amiens)
* **Bresle** (in Le Tréport)
* **Arques** (in Dieppe)
** Béthune (in Arques-la-Bataille)

* **Seine** (in Le Havre) 
** Risle (in Berville-sur-Mer)
*** Charentonne (near Bernay)
** Eure (in Pont-de-l'Arche)
*** Iton (near Louviers)
*** Avre (near Dreux)
** Andelle (in Pîtres)
** Epte (near Vernon)
** Oise (in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, west of Paris)
*** Thérain (in Creil)
*** Aisne (in Compiègne)
**** Vesle (in Condé-sur-Aisne)
**** Suippe (in Condé-sur-Suippe)
**** Aire (near Grandpré)
*** Ailette (in Quierzy)
*** Serre (in La Fère)
** Marne (in Ivry-sur-Seine, south-east of Paris)
*** Grand Morin (near Meaux)
**** Aubetin (in Pommeuse)
*** Ourcq (near Lizy-sur-Ourcq)
*** Petit Morin (in La Ferté-sous-Jouarre)
*** Saulx (in Vitry-le-François)
**** Chée (in Vitry-en-Perthois)
**** Ornain (in Pargny-sur-Saulx)
*** Blaise (in Arrigny)
** Orge (in Athis-Mons)
** Essonne (in Corbeil-Essonnes)
*** Juine (in Balancourt-sur-Essonne)
** Loing (near Moret-sur-Loing)
*** Ouanne (in Conflans-sur-Loing)
*** Lunain (in Épisy)
** Yonne (in Montereau-Fault-Yonne)
*** Armançon (in Migennes)
*** Serein (in Bassou)
*** Cure (near Vermenton)
** Aube (near Romilly-sur-Seine)
*** Voire (in Chalette-sur-Voire)
*** Aujon (in Longchamp-sur-Aujon)
** Barse (in Troyes)
** Ource (in Bar-sur-Seine)

* **Touques** (in Deauville)
* **Dives** (in Cabourg)
* **Orne** (in Ouistreham)
* **Vire** (near Isigny-sur-Mer)
** Aure (in Isigny-sur-Mer)
* **Douve** (near Carentan)
* **Sée** (near Avranches)
* **Sélune** (near Avranches)
* **Couesnon** (near Mont Saint Michel)
* **Rance** (in Saint-Malo)
* **Trieux** (near Lézardrieux)

### Atlantic Ocean
The rivers in this section are sorted north (Brest) to south (Spain).

* **Élorn** (near Brest)
* **Aulne** (in Logonna-Daoulas)
* **Odet** (near Quimper)
* **Laïta** (in Guidel)
** Ellé (in Quimperlé)
* **Blavet** (in Lorient)
** Ével (in Baud, Morbihan)
* **Vilaine** (in Pénestin)
** Oust (in Redon)
*** Arz (in Saint-Jean-la-Poterie)
*** Aff (in Glénac)
** Don (in Massérac)
** Chère (in Sainte-Anne-sur-Vilaine)
** Semnon (in Bourg-des-Comptes)
** Meu (in Goven)

* **Loire** (in Saint-Nazaire)
** Sèvre Nantaise (in Nantes)
** Erdre (in Nantes) 
** Èvre (in Le Marillais)
** Layon (in Chalonnes-sur-Loire)
** Maine (near Angers)
*** Mayenne (near Angers)
**** Oudon (in Le Lion-d'Angers)
***** Verzée (in Segré)
**** Ernée (in Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne)
*** Sarthe (near Angers)
**** Loir (north of Angers)
***** Braye (in Lavenay)
**** Vaige (in Sablé-sur-Sarthe)
**** Vègre (in Avoise)
**** Huisne (in Le Mans)
** Thouet (in Saumur)
*** Dive (near Saint-Just-sur-Dive)
*** Argenton (near Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay) 
*** Thouaret (near Thouars) 
** Vienne (in Candes-Saint-Martin)
*** Creuse (north of Châtellerault)
**** Gartempe (in La Roche-Posay)
***** Anglin (in Angles-sur-l'Anglin)
****** Salleron (in Ingrandes)
****** Benaize (in Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize)
***** Brame (in Darnac)
***** Semme (in Droux)
**** Bouzanne (in Le Pont-Chrétien-Chabenet)
**** Petite Creuse (in Fresselines)
*** Clain (in Châtellerault)
**** Clouère (in Château-Larcher)
*** Briance (in Condat-sur-Vienne)
*** Taurion (in Saint-Priest-Taurion)
** Indre (in Avoine)
*** Indrois (in Azay-sur-Indre)
** Cher (in Villandry)
*** Sauldre (in Selles-sur-Cher)
**** Rère (in Villeherviers)
*** Arnon (near Vierzon)
*** Yèvre (in Vierzon)
**** Auron (in Bourges)
*** Tardes (in Évaux-les-Bains)
**** Voueize (in Chambon-sur-Voueize)
** Beuvron (in Chaumont-sur-Loire)
*** Cosson (in Candé-sur-Beuvron)
** Vauvise (in Saint-Satur)
** Allier (near Nevers)
*** Sioule (in La Ferté-Hauterive)
**** Bouble (in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule)
*** Dore (near Puy-Guillaume)
*** Alagnon (near Jumeaux)
*** Senouire (near Brioude)
*** Chapeauroux (in Saint-Christophe-d'Allier)
** Acolin (near Decize)
** Aron (in Decize)
*** Alène (in Cercy-la-Tour)
** Besbre (near Dompierre-sur-Besbre)
** Arroux (in Digoin)
*** Bourbince (in Digoin)
** Arconce (in Varenne-Saint-Germain)
** Lignon du Forez (in Feurs)
** Lignon du Velay (in Monistrol-sur-Loire)
* **Lay** (in L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer)
** Yon (in Le Champ-Saint-Père)
** Smagne (in Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais)
* **Sèvre Niortaise** (in Marans)
** Vendée (in Marans)
* **Charente** (near Rochefort)
** Boutonne (in Cabariot)
** Seugne (near Courcoury)
** Bonnieure (near Mansle)
*** Tardoire (in Saint-Ciers-sur-Bonnieure)
**** Bandiat (in Agris)
* **Seudre** (in Marennes)

* **Dordogne** (into the Gironde estuary near Ambès)
** Isle (in Libourne)
*** Dronne (in Coutras)
**** Lizonne (in Saint-Séverin)
**** Côle (in Condat-sur-Trincou)
*** Beauronne (near Mussidan)
*** Auvézère (in Bassillac)
*** Loue (in Coulaures)
** Vézère (near Le Bugue)
*** Corrèze (in Brive-la-Gaillarde) 
** Céou (in Castelnaud-la-Chapelle)
** Cère (near Bretenoux)
** Maronne (in Argentat)
** Luzège (in Laval-sur-Luzège)
** Triouzoune (in Sérandon)
** Diège (in Roche-le-Peyroux)
** Rhue (in Bort-les-Orgues)
** Chavanon (in Confolent-Port-Dieu)

* **Garonne** (into the Gironde estuary near Ambès)
** Ciron (in Barsac)
** Dropt (in Caudrot)
** Lot (near Aiguillon)
*** Lède (near Villeneuve-sur-Lot)
*** Célé (near Cabrerets)
*** Truyère (in Entraygues-sur-Truyère)
*** Colagne (in Le Monastier-Pin-Moriès)
** Baïse (near Aiguillon)
*** Gélise (in Lavardac)
**** Osse (in Nérac)
**** Auzoue (in Mézin)
*** Petite Baïse (in L'Isle-de-Noé)
** Gers (near Agen)
** Séoune (in Lafox)
** Auroue (in Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Balerme)
** Barguelonne (in Golfech)
** Arrats (near Valence)
** Tarn (near Castelsarrasin)
*** Aveyron (near Montauban)
**** Vère (in Bruniquel)
**** Cérou (in Milhars)
**** Viaur (in Laguépie)
***** Céor (in Saint-Just-sur-Viaur)
*** Agout (in Saint-Sulpice)
**** Dadou (in Ambres)
**** Thoré (in Castres)
**** Gijou (in Vabre)
*** Dourdou de Camarès (in Broquiès)
*** Dourbie (in Millau)
** Gimone (near Castelsarrasin)
** Save (in Grenade)
*** Gesse (in Espaon)
** Hers-Mort (near Grenade)
** Touch (in Toulouse)
** Ariège (in Toulouse)
*** Lèze (in Labarthe-sur-Lèze)
*** Hers-Vif (in Cintegabelle)
** Louge (in Muret)
** Arize (in Carbonne)
** Salat (in Boussens)
** Neste (in Montréjeau)

* **Eyre/Leyre** (near Arcachon)

* **Adour** (near Bayonne)
** Nive (in Bayonne)
** Bidouze (in Guiche)
** Gave de Pau (near Peyrehorade)
*** Gave d'Oloron (in Peyrehorade)
**** Saison (near Sauveterre-de-Béarn)
**** Gave d'Aspe (in Oloron-Sainte-Marie)
** Luy (near Tercis-les-Bains)
*** Luy de France (near Gaujacq)
*** Luy de Béarn (near Gaujacq) 
** Louts (near Hinx)
** Midouze (near Pontonx-sur-l'Adour)
*** Douze (in Mont-de-Marsan)
*** Midou (in Mont-de-Marsan)
** Gabas (in Toulouzette)
** Léez (near Aire-sur-l'Adour)
** Arros (near Riscle)
*** Bouès (near Marciac)
** Échez (in Maubourguet)
* **Bidasoa** (in Hendaye)

### Mediterranean Sea
The rivers in this section are sorted west (Spain) to east (Italy).

* ***Ebro/Èbre*** (near Deltebre, Spain)
** Segre (in Mequinenza, Spain)
* **Tech** (near Argelès-sur-Mer)
* **Têt** (near Perpignan) 
* **Agly** (in Le Barcarès) 
* **Aude** (near Narbonne) 
** Orbieu (in Raissac-d'Aude)
* **Orb** (in Valras-Plage)
* **Hérault** (near Agde)
** Vis (near Ganges)
* **Vidourle** (in Le Grau-du-Roi)

* **Rhône** (in Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône)
** Gard or Gardon (in Beaucaire)
** Durance (in Avignon)
*** Calavon (near Caumont-sur-Durance)
*** Verdon (in Saint-Paul-lès-Durance)
*** Asse (in Valensole)
*** Bléone (in Les Mées)
*** Buëch (in Sisteron)
*** Ubaye (near La Bréole)
*** Guil (in Guillestre)
** Ouvèze (near Avignon)
** Cèze (in Codolet)
** Ardèche (in Pont-Saint-Esprit)
*** Chassezac (in Saint-Alban-Auriolles)
** Drôme (in Loriol-sur-Drôme)
** Eyrieux (in Beauchastel)
** Isère (near Valence) 
*** Drac (in Grenoble)
**** Romanche (near Vizille)
*** Arc (near Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny)
** Galaure (in Saint-Vallier)
** Saône (in Lyon)
*** Azergues (in Anse)
*** Chalaronne (in Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne)
*** Veyle (near Mâcon)
*** Reyssouze (near Pont-de-Vaux)
*** Seille (near Tournus)
**** Sâne Vive (in Brienne)
***** Sâne Morte (in Ménetreuil)
**** Solnan (in Louhans)
***** Vallière (in Louhans)
***** Sevron (in Varennes-Saint-Sauveur)
*** Grosne (in Marnay)
*** Doubs (in Verdun-sur-le-Doubs)
**** Loue (near Dole)
**** Allaine/Allan (near Montbéliard)
*** Ouche (in Saint-Jean-de-Losne)
*** Tille (near Auxonne)
*** Ognon (in Pontailler-sur-Saône)
*** Côney (in Corre)
** Ain (near Pont-de-Chéruy)
*** Albarine (in Châtillon-la-Palud)
** Bourbre (in Chavanoz)
** Fier (in Seyssel)
*** Chéran (in Rumilly)
** Arve (in Geneva, Switzerland)

* **Touloubre** (in Saint-Chamas via the Étang de Berre lagoon)
* **Arc** (near Berre-l'Étang via the Étang de Berre)
* **Argens** (in Fréjus)
* **Var** (in Saint-Laurent-du-Var) 
** Estéron (in Saint-Martin-du-Var)
** Tinée (near Utelle)
* **Roya** (in Ventimiglia, Italy)

#### In Corsica
The rivers in this section are sorted clockwise along the Corsican coast starting from Cap Corse.

* **Golo** (near Bastia)
* **Tavignano** (in Aléria)
* **Taravo** (near Propriano)

#### Po basin (Adriatic Sea)
* ***Po/Pô*** (near Venice, Italy)
** Dora Riparia/Doire Ripaire (in Turin, Italy)
*** Cenischia/Cenise (in Susa, Italy)

## References
* Géoportail maps service 
* The Sandre database of rivers in France