Epte
Sign in to saveThe Epte () is a river in Seine-Maritime and Eure, in Normandy, France. It is a right tributary of the Seine, long. The river rises in Seine-Maritime in the Pays de Bray, near Forges-les-Eaux, and empties into the Seine not far from Giverny. One of its tributaries is the Aubette de Magny. In 911, the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte established the river as the historical boundary of Normandy and Île-de-France.
Key facts
- River.name
- Epte
- River.image
- Claude Monet-Waterlilies.jpg
- River.image_caption
- Claude Monet's 1899 The Waterlily Pond, green harmony. Monet's Water Lilies series was created and inspired by diverting a branch of the Epte to a section of his gardens.
- River.map
- Epte (rivière).png
- River.source1_location
- Normandy
- River.mouth_location
- Seine
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- France
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Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 16
- Image
- L'Epte à Gisors001.jpg
- Length
- 113
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- Epte
- watershed area
- 1490
- discharge
- 9.8
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The Epte () is a river in Seine-Maritime and Eure, in Normandy, France. It is a right tributary of the Seine, long. The river rises in Seine-Maritime in the Pays de Bray, near Forges-les-Eaux, and empties into the Seine not far from Giverny. One of its tributaries is the Aubette de Magny. In 911, the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte established the river as the historical boundary of Normandy and Île-de-France.
Claude Monet lived at Giverny near the river for more than forty years. In his garden, by diverting a branch of the Epte, he established a water garden with a water-lily pond and Japanese-style bridge. The river appears in a number of his works, including ''Peupliers au bord de l'Epte''.
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