Juine | |
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The Juine in Lendreville (Ormoy-la-Rivière)
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Country | France |
Basin features | |
Main source | Forest of Chambaudoin 110 m (360 ft) 48°15′46″N 2°04′12″E / 48.26278°N 2.07000°E |
River mouth |
Essonne 46 m (151 ft) 48°32′12″N 2°22′20″E / 48.53667°N 2.37222°ECoordinates: 48°32′12″N 2°22′20″E / 48.53667°N 2.37222°E |
Progression | Essonne→ Seine→ English Channel |
Physical characteristics | |
Length | 53 km (33 mi) |
The Juine is a French river, 53 kilometres (33 mi) long. It is a tributary of the river Essonne.
Its source is in Loiret, in the forest of Chambaudoin, less than 3 km south-west from Autruy-sur-Juine. Its name originates in the hamlet of Juines which she runs alongside before re-entering the Essonne department, in which it runs through several communes: Méréville, Saint-Cyr-la-Rivière, Ormoy-la-Rivière, Étampes, Étréchy, Chamarande, Janville-sur-Juine, Bouray-sur-Juine, Lardy.
It also runs through the parks of several châteaux (Saint-Vrain, Chamarande, and Mesnil-Voisin) and once served several now-abandoned mills. From the 15th to the 18th century, it combined with the Essonne and Seine rivers to form a navigable waterway for flat-bottomed boats carrying wheat from Beauce towards Paris. It joins the river Essonne between Itteville and Vert-le-Petit, near Ballancourt-sur-Essonne.