Ailette
The Ailette is a 59.5 km long river in the Aisne department in eastern France. Its source is at Sainte-Croix. It flows generally west-northwest. It is a left tributary of the Oise into which it flows between Manicamp and Quierzy, 30 km northeast of Compiègne.Photo: Frederic Hortault, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river
- Also known as: “Ailette River” and “L’Ailette Rivière”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Église Saint-Pierre de Manicamp and Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste d’Abbécourt.
Église Saint-Pierre de Manicamp
Church
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
Église Saint-Pierre de Manicamp is a church.
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste d’Abbécourt
Church
Photo: Abbécourtois, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste d’Abbécourt is a church.
Église Notre-Dame de Quierzy
Church
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
Église Notre-Dame de Quierzy is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marest-Dampcourt and Neuflieux.
Marest-Dampcourt
Village
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
Marest-Dampcourt is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Marest-Dampcourt is situated 2½ km northwest of Ailette.
Neuflieux
Village
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
Neuflieux is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Neuflieux is situated 4½ km north of Ailette.
Chauny
Town
Photo: Cl9f, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chauny is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Chauny is situated 5 km northeast of Ailette.
Ailette
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Venetian—“Ailette” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Ailette”
- Bulgarian: “Аилете”
- Catalan: “Ailette”
- Cebuano: “Ailette”
- Chinese: “艾萊特河”
- Dutch: “Ailette”
- French: “Ailette”
- German: “Ailette”
- Irish: “Ailette”
- Italian: “Ailette”
- Japanese: “エレット川”
- Polish: “Ailette”
- Portuguese: “Ailette (rio)”
- Portuguese: “Ailette”
- Portuguese: “Rio Ailette”
- Serbian: “Ailette”
- Serbian: “Елет”
- Slovenian: “Ailette”
- Spanish: “Ailette”
- Spanish: “Rio Ailette”
- Spanish: “Río Ailette”
- Venetian: “Fiume Ailette”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Manicamp and Quierzy.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saint-Quentin Canal and Oise-Aisne Canal.
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