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Encyclopedia > Sambre
Sambre
The Sambre in the centre of Namur.
Origin Picardie
Mouth Meuse
Basin countries Belgium, France
Length 193 km
Source elevation 199 m
Avg. discharge
Basin area 2,740 km²

The Sambre is a river rising in northern France and flowing into southern Belgium. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (850x638, 125 KB) Description:Namur(Belgium), la Sambre, la vieille ville et la cathédrale Saint-Aubin (XVIIIe siècle). ... Capital Amiens Land area¹ 19,399 km² Regional President Claude Gewerc (PS) (since 2004) Population  - Jan. ... Meuse near Grave The Meuse (Dutch Maas) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea. ... For the term related to television programmes, see watershed (television). ... The source of a river or stream may be a lake, a spring, or a collection of headwaters. ... In hydrology, the discharge of a river is the volume of water transported by it in a certain amount of time. ...


Course

It passes through the Franco-Belgian coal basin, formerly an important industrial district. It is canalized along much of its length and flows into the Meuse River at Namur, Belgium. Meuse near Grave The Meuse (Dutch Maas) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea. ... Namur, the Meuse, the Walloon parliament and the citadel. ...


The cities Maubeuge (France) and Charleroi (Belgium) lie along the Sambre which flows through the French départements Aisne and Nord and the Belgian provinces Hainaut and Namur. Maubeuge is a town and commune of northern France, in the département of Nord, situated on both banks of the Sambre, here canalized, 234 miles by railway southeast of Valenciennes, and about 2 m. ... Charleroi (Walloon: TchÃ¥lerwè) is a city and a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Template:France divisions levels, Junkyard Willie The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to British counties. ... Aisne is a département in the northern part of France named after the Aisne River. ... Extent of Flemish in the Arrondissement of Dunkirk, 1874 and 1972 Nord (French: North) is a département in the north of France. ... Hainaut (Dutch: Henegouwen; Ger. ... Namur (Dutch: Namen) is a province of Wallonia and of Belgium. ...


World War I

Heavy fighting occurred along it during World War I, especially at the siege of Namur in 1914. Combatants Allies: Serbia, Russia, France, Romania, Belgium, British Empire, United States, Italy, and others Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire Casualties Military dead:5 million Civilian dead:3 million Total dead:8 million Military dead:4 million Civilian dead:3 million Total dead:7 million World War I... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...


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Sambre, river in France and Belgium, 190 km (120 mi) long, rising in northern France.
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