Aire (Aisne)
Appearance
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Aire | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | French Ardennes |
Mouth | |
• location | Aisne |
• coordinates | 49°18′28″N 4°49′17″E / 49.30778°N 4.82139°E |
Length | 125 km (78 mi) |
Basin size | 1,043 km2 (403 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 13 m3/s (460 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Aisne→ Oise→ Seine→ English Channel |
The Aire (French pronunciation: [ɛːʁ] ) is a river of northern France, crossing the departments of Meuse and Ardennes. It is a right tributary of the Aisne. It is 124.8 km (77.5 mi) long.[1] Its source is near Saint-Aubin-sur-Aire in Meuse. It flows through the towns of Pierrefitte-sur-Aire, Clermont-en-Argonne, Varennes-en-Argonne and Grandpré, finally flowing into the Aisne in Termes.
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