The Baize is a river in northwestern France, crossing the departments of Orne and Calvados. It is 25.72 km long. Its source is in Habloville, and it flows into the river Orne at the border between the communes of Les Isles-Bardel and Rapilly, at the end of the Baize valley, through Suisse Normande.

Tributaries

A list of the major tributaries of the Baize:

  • Bilaine
  • Bezeron
  • Boulaire
  • Ruisseau du Val Lienard
  • Ruisseau du Val
  • Ruisseau de la Fontaine Andre
  • Ruisseau des Vallees
  • Ruisseau des Vaux Viets

Fauna and Flaura

The rocky and stoney bed with good water quality makes the Baize a good habitat for spawning Atlantic salmon and Sea trout, as well as River Trout and white-clawed crayfish.

References



By the Orne River near Caen Gustave Loiseau

Lot 659 A reproduction red baize lined double

Orne canal hires stock photography and images Alamy

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Sergeant Hugh H. McCaughey taken in Vaucelles, now part of Caen on the