# The longest rivers in France: the top 30

At just over 1,000 km, the Loire is France's longest river, ahead of the Seine and the Rhône (measured on its French stretch only). The 30 longest rivers in the country by length on French territory, with their mouth and basin.

- 9 votes · 30 items
- Oct 16, 2025 · Pauline Dumont
- https://even.best/en/l/5285/the-longest-rivers-in-france-the-top-30

## Top 30

1. **Sarthe** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 314 km in France. Flows into: the Maine. Basin: Loire.
2. **Loire** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1,006 km in France. Flows into: Atlantic Ocean. Basin: Loire.
3. **Seine** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 775 km in France. Flows into: English Channel. Basin: Seine.
4. **Rhône** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 545 km in France. Flows into: Mediterranean Sea. Basin: Rhône.
5. **Dordogne** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 483 km in France. Flows into: Atlantic Ocean (Gironde estuary). Basin: Dordogne.
6. **Tarn** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 380 km in France. Flows into: the Garonne. Basin: Garonne.
7. **Garonne** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 523 km in France. Flows into: Atlantic Ocean (Gironde estuary). Basin: Garonne.
8. **Marne** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 514 km in France. Flows into: the Seine. Basin: Seine.
9. **Meuse** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 486 km in France. Flows into: North Sea. Basin: Meuse.
10. **Lot** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 485 km in France. Flows into: the Garonne. Basin: Garonne.
11. **Saône** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 473 km in France. Flows into: the Rhône. Basin: Rhône.
12. **Doubs** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 430 km in France. Flows into: the Saône. Basin: Rhône.
13. **Allier** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 421 km in France. Flows into: the Loire. Basin: Loire.
14. **Charente** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 381 km in France. Flows into: Atlantic Ocean. Basin: Charente.
15. **Vienne** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 372 km in France. Flows into: the Loire. Basin: Loire.
16. **Cher** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 365 km in France. Flows into: the Loire. Basin: Loire.
17. **Aisne** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 356 km in France. Flows into: the Oise. Basin: Seine.
18. **Oise** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 327 km in France. Flows into: the Seine. Basin: Seine.
19. **Loir** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 319 km in France. Flows into: the Sarthe. Basin: Loire.
20. **Moselle** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 314 km in France. Flows into: Rhine. Basin: Rhin.
21. **Adour** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 308 km in France. Flows into: Atlantic Ocean. Basin: Adour.
22. **Aveyron** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 291 km in France. Flows into: the Tarn. Basin: Garonne.
23. **Isère** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 286 km in France. Flows into: the Rhône. Basin: Rhône.
24. **Indre** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 280 km in France. Flows into: the Loire. Basin: Loire.
25. **Creuse** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 263 km in France. Flows into: the Vienne. Basin: Loire.
26. **Isle** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 255 km in France. Flows into: the Dordogne. Basin: Dordogne.
27. **Aube** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 249 km in France. Flows into: the Seine. Basin: Seine.
28. **Somme** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 245 km in France. Flows into: English Channel. Basin: Somme.
29. **Durance** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — 323 km in France. Flows into: the Rhône. Basin: Rhône.
30. **Yonne** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — 292 km in France. Flows into: the Seine. Basin: Seine.

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