Drôme (Aure) Explained

Drôme
Pushpin Map:	France#France Normandy
Length:	57.9km (36miles)
Discharge1 Avg:	2.33m3/s (Sully)
Basin Size:	245km2
Source1 Location:	Saint-Martin-des-Besaces
Source1 Coordinates:	49.0089°N -0.9006°W
Source1 Elevation:	205m (673feet)
Mouth Location:	Aure
Mouth Coordinates:	49.3209°N -0.7502°W
Mouth Elevation:	18m (59feet)
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	France

The Drôme is a 57.9 km long river in Normandy. Its source is on the border of the Manche and Calvados departments, at le Grand Cauville locality, near Saint-Martin-des-Besaces^[1] and joins the Aure, left bank at Maisons, downstream of Bayeux in the Bessin region. It is a sub-affluent of the Vire.

Watershed

The watershed of the Drôme neighbours those of the Vire, Aure (east), Tortonne (NW) and Seulles (SE).

It is a narrow, northward basin. The longest of its affluents is the ruisseau du Vey (7.3 km), which it joins at Cormolain.

Drôme valley

Castle (ranked monument historique^[2]) and Saint-Martin de Balleroy Church (ranked^[2]) at Balleroy,
Pont de Sully (inscrit^[2]) between Castillon and Vaubadon.
Manoir du Pont-Senot (inscrit^[2]) à Noron-la-Poterie.
Église Notre-Dame de Ranchy (clocher inscrit^[2]).
Château de Barbeville (inscrit^[2]).
Castle (inscrit^[2]) and Église Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte (inscrite^[2]) at Vaucelles.
Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité at Sully (inscrite^[2]).

Notes and References

http://www.cg14.fr/geoservices/index.asp Les géoservices du Conseil général du Calvados - La carte dynamique |accessdate= 12 August 2010
http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/inventai/patrimoine/ Base Mérimée