Aubette (Seine-Maritime)

Aubette is a small river of Seine-Maritime département, its length is only 4.5 km.[1] It begins near Saint-Aubin-Épinay, and flows along the town Darnétal. It is joined by the river Robec before it flows into the Seine near Rouen. In the 19th century, the Aubette had a hundred mills, textiles, paper mills, etc.[2] Although the river Robec is longer than the Aubette (14 km) it was considered to be a tributary of Aubette.

References

  1. (in French) Robec et Aubette Archived October 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine., Darnétal town website
  2. (in French) Promenade along Aubette and Robec rivers

Coordinates: 49°26′9″N 1°6′3″E / 49.43583°N 1.10083°E / 49.43583; 1.10083

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