Semois
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The Semois (; Simwès in Walloon, often under elided form Smwès; Semoy, Sesbach in German, Setzbaach in Luxembourgish of Arlon; and known as the Semoy in France) is a river flowing from the Ardennes uplands of Belgium and France towards the Meuse, of which it is a right tributary.
Key facts
- River.name
- Semois
- River.image
- 0 Bouillon - Corne de Turenne du château-fort et pont sur la Semois (1).JPG
- River.image_caption
- The Semois in Bouillon
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- Semois.png
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- Course of the Semois
- River.source1_location
- Arlon
- River.mouth_location
- Monthermé
- River.subdivision_type1
- Countries
- River.subdivision_name1
- Belgium and France
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Chassepierre - Vi02 JPG.jpg
- Length
- 210
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- discharge
- 35.0
- Commons category
- Semois
- watershed area
- 1329
- native label
- Semoy
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The Semois (; Simwès in Walloon, often under elided form Smwès; Semoy, Sesbach in German, Setzbaach in Luxembourgish of Arlon; and known as the Semoy in France) is a river flowing from the Ardennes uplands of Belgium and France towards the Meuse, of which it is a right tributary.
The source of the Semois is in Arlon, Wallonia, in the Belgian province of Luxembourg, close to the border with the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Flowing in a roughly westerly direction, it enters France after passing through the Belgian village of Bohan-sur-Semois and forms about of the Belgian–French border. It joins the Meuse further downstream in Monthermé. The total length of the river is .
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