The Seine is a 776
km long river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in
the north of France. It rises at Source-Seine, 30 kilometers northwest of Dijon
in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into
the English Channel at Le Havre (and Honfleur on the left bank). It is
navigable by ocean-going vessels as far as Rouen, 120 km (75 mi) from the sea.
Over 60% of its length, as far as Burgundy, is negotiable by commercial
riverboats and nearly its whole length is available for recreational boating;
excursion boats offer sightseeing tours of the Rive Droite and Rive Gauche
within the city of Paris.
There are 37 bridges within Paris and dozens more spanning
the river outside the city. Examples in Paris include the Pont Louis-Philippe
and Pont Neuf, the latter of which dates back to 1607. Outside the city,
examples include the Pont de Normandie, one of the longest cable-stayed bridges
in the world, which links Le Havre to Honfleur.
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