Marne
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Summary
Marne is a river[1]. Marne ranks in the top 1% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,025 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Seine-et-Marne[3]
- Country: France[4]
- Continent: Europe[5]
- Basin country: France[6]
- Commons category: Marne River[7]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Seine[8]
- Origin of the watercourse: Langres Plateau[9], Marne River spring[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Marne River[11]
- Commons gallery: Marne River[12]
- Tributary: Ru de Rutel[13], Thérouanne[14], Suize[15], Grand Morin[16], Beuvronne[17], Blaise[18], Coole[19], Ourcq[20], Petit Morin[21], Guenelle[22], Rognon[23], Fion[24], Saulx[25], Somme-Soude[26]
- Category for the water basin: Category:Marne basin[27]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[30], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[31], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[32], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[33]
- Different from: Marne[34]
- Length: 514 km[35]
- Elevation above sea level: 423 m[36], 29 m[37]
- Watershed area: 12,800 km²[38]
- Discharge: 100.0 cubic metre per second[39]
- Drainage basin: Marne basin[40]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Marne include Seine-et-Marne[41], a department of France[42], in France[43], founded in 1790[44]; Val-de-Marne[45], a department of France[46], in France[47], founded in 1968[48]; Marne[49], a department of France[50], in France[51], founded in 1790[52]; Haute-Marne[53], a department of France[54], in France[55], founded in 1790[56]; Nogent-sur-Marne[57], a commune of France[58], in France[59]; Champigny-sur-Marne[60], a commune of France[61], in France[62]; Lagny-sur-Marne[63], a commune of France[64], in France[65]; and Villiers-sur-Marne[66], a commune of France[67], in France[68].
Why It Matters
Marne has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[69] Marne is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[70]
Entities named for Marne include Seine-et-Marne[41], a department of France[42], in France[43], founded in 1790[44]; Val-de-Marne[45], a department of France[46], in France[47], founded in 1968[48]; Marne[49], a department of France[50], in France[51], founded in 1790[52]; Haute-Marne[53], a department of France[54], in France[55], founded in 1790[56]; Nogent-sur-Marne[57], a commune of France[58], in France[59]; and Champigny-sur-Marne[60], a commune of France[61], in France[62].