Lys/Leie
The Leie in Ghent.
Origin	Pas-de-Calais
Mouth	Scheldt
Basin countries	Belgium, France
Length	202 km
Source elevation	115 m

The Lys (French) or Leie (Dutch) is a river in France and Belgium, left tributary of the Scheldt. Its source is in Pas-de-Calais, France, and it flows into the river Scheldt in Ghent, Belgium. Its total length is 202 km. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 440 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... [[ == Headline text == This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Pas-de-Calais is a département in northern France named after the strait which it borders. ... The Scheldt (Dutch: Schelde, French Escaut) is a 350 km[1] long river in northern France, western Belgium and the southwestern part of the Netherlands. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... [[ == Headline text == This article does not cite its references or sources. ... This bridge across the Danube River links Hungary with Slovakia. ... The Scheldt (Dutch: Schelde, French Escaut) is a 350 km[1] long river in northern France, western Belgium and the southwestern part of the Netherlands. ... Pas-de-Calais is a département in northern France named after the strait which it borders. ... The Scheldt (Dutch: Schelde, French Escaut) is a 350 km[1] long river in northern France, western Belgium and the southwestern part of the Netherlands. ... Geography Country Belgium Community Flemish Community Region Flemish Region Province East Flanders Arrondissement Ghent Coordinates , , Area 156. ...

It is a very polluted river due to the high density of population and industry in the North of France and in Belgium. Historically, the Lys valley was known for the spinning and weaving of flax. The region of the Leie (between Deinze and Ghent) used to be known as a favourite place for numerous painters in the first half of the twentieth century. Binomial name Linum usitatissimum Linnaeus. ...

The source of the Lys is in the village Lisbourg, east of Fruges, in the Pas-de-Calais department of France. It flows generally northeast through the following departments of France, provinces of Belgium and towns: Fruges is a commune and the chief town of a canton of northern France, in the Pas-de-Calais département, arrondissement of Montreuil. ... Pas-de-Calais is a département in northern France named after the strait which it borders. ... Departments (French: IPA: ) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to English counties. ... Belgium is a federal state and is composed of three communities, three regions, and four linguistic regions. ...

• Pas-de-Calais (F): Thérouanne, Aire-sur-la-Lys
• Nord (F): Merville, Armentières, Halluin
• Hainaut (B): Comines-Warneton
• West Flanders (B): Menen, Kortrijk, Waregem
• East Flanders (B): Deinze, Ghent

Pas-de-Calais is a département in northern France named after the strait which it borders. ... Thérouanne is a commune of northern France. ... Aire-sur-la-Lys is a commune of the Pas-de-Calais département, in northern France. ... Extent of Flemish in the Arrondissement of Dunkirk, 1874 and 1972 Nord (French: North) is a département in the north of France. ... Armentières is a commune and a canton of the département of Nord, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais région, in France. ... Halluin is a commune of the Nord département and Lille arrondissement of France. ... Hainaut (French; English traditionally Hainault, Dutch: Henegouwen, German: Hennegau, Walloon: Hinnot) is the westernmost province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... Comines-Warneton (Dutch: Komen-Waasten) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... West Flanders (Dutch: West-Vlaanderen) is the westernmost province of Flanders and of Belgium. ... Menen is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. ... Geography Country Belgium Community Flemish Community Region Flemish Region Province West Flanders Arrondissement Kortrijk Coordinates , , Area 80. ... Waregem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. ... East Flanders is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... Deinze is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. ... Geography Country Belgium Community Flemish Community Region Flemish Region Province East Flanders Arrondissement Ghent Coordinates , , Area 156. ...

External links

• River bassin of the Lys in Flanders

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