The Seine is a 777-kilometre-long (483 mi) river in northern France. Its drainage basin is in the Paris Basin covering most of northern France. It rises at Source-Seine, 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre. It is navigable by ocean-going vessels as far as Rouen, 120 kilometres (75 mi) from the sea. Over 60 percent of its length, as far as Burgundy, is negotiable by large barges and most tour boats, and nearly its whole length is available for recreational boating; excursion boats offer sightseeing tours of the river banks in the capital city, Paris.
The Seine in Paris
View over the Seine in Paris, Pont des Invalides in the foreground, Eiffel tower in the background
The source of the Seine
The gigantic Cratère de Vix - at 1.64 meters high, the largest bronze vessel of all antiquity, circa 500 BC
Source-Seine, known as Source Seine during the first few months after its formation, is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
An aerial view of Saint-Germain
A sign at the entrance to the town, displaying the incorrect name originally used
The nymph statue at the source of the Seine river, in the Sources de la Seine park
