Commerce | |
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The Bolbec at Vallot mill.
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Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source |
Pays de Caux 140 m (460 ft) |
River mouth |
Seine 49°28′52″N 0°31′30″E / 49.48111°N 0.52500°ECoordinates: 49°28′52″N 0°31′30″E / 49.48111°N 0.52500°E |
Length | 15.5 km (9.6 mi) |
Discharge |
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Basin features | |
Progression | Seine→ English Channel |
Basin size | 160 km2 (62 sq mi) |
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 Normandy 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 watermills that powered machinery to process both cotton and flax. The area became so prosperous it was named the Golden Valley.