Commerce (river)

The river Bolbec (French pronunciation: [bɔlbɛk]) or Commerce (French pronunciation: [kɔmɛʁs] ^ⓘ) is one of the rivers that flow from the plateau of the southern Pays de Caux in the Seine-Maritime département of Normandy into the Seine. It is 15.5 km (9.6 mi) long.^[1]

Commerce
The Bolbec at Vallot mill
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Location
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Pays de Caux
• elevation	140 m (460 ft)
Mouth
• location	Seine
• coordinates	49°28′52″N 0°31′30″E
Length	15.5 km (9.6 mi)
Basin size	160 km2 (62 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	0.240 m3/s (8.5 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Seine→ English Channel

The river rises at Bolbec and passes Gruchet-le-Valasse, where its name changes to the Commerce. It then passes through Lillebonne and joins the Seine at Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon.

Economy

The Bolbec river at Bolbec

The river hosted many watermills that powered machinery to process both cotton and flax. The area became so prosperous it was named the Golden Valley.

See also

• French water management scheme