Seine River

Seine River, France's principal waterway. Rising on the Langres Plateau 18 mi (29 km) northwest of Dijon, it winds 475 mi (764 km) northwest to Paris, where over 30 bridges span it, through Rouen and Normandy, to the English Channel. It is the main artery of a far-reaching river system converging on Paris. Canals link it to the Loire, Rhône, Rhine, and Schelde rivers.