Aa (France)
The Aa is a river in northern France that is 93 km long. Originating near the village of Bourthes and emptying into the North Sea near Gravelines, the Aa is located near the north-eastern limit of the English Channel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Canalized stream
- Description: river in France
- Also known as: “Aa”, “Aa Fleuve”, “Aa River”, “Aa River, France”, and “L’Aa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Phare de Gravelines and Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help.
Phare de Gravelines
Lighthouse
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Phare de Gravelines is a lighthouse.
Gravelines Nuclear Power Station
Power station
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The Gravelines Nuclear Power Station is a nuclear power plant located in the commune of Gravelines in Nord, France, approximately 20 km from Dunkerque and Calais. Gravelines Nuclear Power Station is situated 2½ km east of Aa (France).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gravelines and Mannequebeurre.
Gravelines
Town
Photo: Jarosław Baranowski, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gravelines is a commune in the Nord department in Northern France. It lies at the mouth of the river Aa 15 miles southwest of Dunkirk. It was formed in the 12th century around the mouth of a canal built to connect Saint-Omer with the sea. Gravelines is situated 3 km southeast of Aa (France).
Mannequebeurre
Hamlet
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Mannequebeurre is a hamlet, which is situated 10 km south of Aa (France).
Aa (France)
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Yue Chinese—“Aa (France)” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Aa”
- Azerbaijani: “A (çay, Fransa)”
- Basque: “Aa ibaia (Frantzia)”
- Basque: “Aa ibaia”
- Breton: “Aa (Bro-C’hall)”
- Chinese: “阿河”
- Danish: “Aa”
- Dutch: “Aa (Frankrijk)”
- Dutch: “Aa (Noord-Frankrijk)”
- Dutch: “Aa”
- Estonian: “Aa (jõgi Prantsusmaal)”
- Estonian: “Aa jõgi (Prantsusmaa)”
- Estonian: “Aa jõgi”
- French: “Aa (fleuve)”
- French: “Aa”
- French: “Gouldenaa”
- French: “Vallée de l’Aa”
- French: “Аа”
- Georgian: “აა (საფრანგეთი)”
- Georgian: “აა”
- German: “Aa (Pas-de-Calais)”
- German: “Aa”
- Greek: “Αά”
- Greek: “Ποταμός Αά”
- Inari Sami: “Aajuuhâ”
- Irish: “Abhainn Aa”
- Italian: “Aa (fiume)”
- Italian: “Aa (Francia)”
- Italian: “Aa”
- Japanese: “アー川”
- Japanese: “アア川 (フランス)”
- Latin: “Aa”
- Latin: “Agnio”
- Lingala: “Aa (Falansia)”
- Lingala: “Aa”
- Lithuanian: “A (upė)”
- Lithuanian: “A”
- Northern Sami: “Aajohka”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Aa”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Aa i Frankrike”
- Norwegian: “Aa (elv i Frankrike)”
- Picard: “Abbe (fleufe)”
- Picard: “Abbe (rivière)”
- Picard: “Abbe”
- Polish: “Aa (dopływ Morza Północnego)”
- Polish: “Aa”
- Portuguese: “Aa (rio)”
- Portuguese: “Rio Aa”
- Romanian: “Râul Aa, Franţa”
- Romanian: “Râul Aa, Franța”
- Russian: “А (река, впадает в Северное море)”
- Russian: “А”
- Russian: “Аа”
- Russian: “река А”
- Serbian: “А (Па де Кале)”
- Serbian: “А”
- Skolt Sami: “Aajokk”
- Spanish: “Aa”
- Spanish: “Rio Aa”
- Spanish: “Río Aa”
- Tagalog: “Ilog Aa (Pransya)”
- Venetian: “Fiume Aa”
- Vlaams: “Aa (Vrankryk)”
- Vlaams: “Aa”
- Welsh: “Afon Aa”
- Yue Chinese: “阿河”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Grand-Fort-Philippe and Petit-Fort-Philippe.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Plage de Petit-Fort-Philippe and Gravelines Railway Station.
Hauts-de-France: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Lille, Dunkirk, Calais, and Amiens.
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