Epte
River in Normandy, France
title: "Epte" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["rivers-of-france", "rivers-of-eure", "rivers-of-seine-maritime", "rivers-of-normandy"] description: "River in Normandy, France" topic_path: "geography/france" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epte" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary River in Normandy, France ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Epte |
| image | Claude Monet-Waterlilies.jpg |
| image_caption | Claude Monet's 1899 The Waterlily Pond, green harmony. Monet's Water Lilies series was created and inspired by diverting a branch of the Epte to a section of his gardens. |
| map | Epte (rivière).png |
| source1_location | Normandy |
| mouth_location | Seine |
| mouth_coordinates | |
| progression | |
| subdivision_type1 | Country |
| subdivision_name1 | France |
| length | 112.5 km |
| source1_elevation | 190 m |
| discharge1_avg | 9.8 m3/s |
| basin_size | 1,403 km2 |
| :: |
| name = Epte | image = Claude Monet-Waterlilies.jpg | image_caption = Claude Monet's 1899 The Waterlily Pond, green harmony. Monet's Water Lilies series was created and inspired by diverting a branch of the Epte to a section of his gardens. | map = Epte (rivière).png | source1_location = Normandy | mouth_location = Seine | mouth_coordinates = | progression = | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = France | length = 112.5 km | source1_elevation = 190 m | discharge1_avg = 9.8 m3/s | basin_size = 1,403 km2 The Epte () is a river in Seine-Maritime and Eure, in Normandy, France. It is a right tributary of the Seine, 112.5 km long. The river rises in Seine-Maritime in the Pays de Bray, near Forges-les-Eaux, and empties into the Seine not far from Giverny. One of its tributaries is the Aubette de Magny. In 911, the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte established the river as the historical boundary of Normandy and Île-de-France.
Claude Monet lived at Giverny near the river for more than forty years. In his garden, by diverting a branch of the Epte, he established a water garden with a water-lily pond and Japanese-style bridge. The river appears in a number of his works, including Peupliers au bord de l'Epte.
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