Durdent (river) Durdent (river) The river Durdent is one of the many small coastal rivers that flow from the plateau of the Pays de Caux into the English Channel. The river rises just northwest of Yvetot, near Héricourt-en-Caux, at the meeting of the two streams, the Saint-Denis and the Saint-Riquier, then takes a north-northwest route, typical of the rivers of the Seine-Maritime department. It passes through the villages of Robertot, Sommesnil, Oherville, Le Hanouard, Clasville, Grainville-la-Teinturière, Cany-Barville, Vittefleur and Paluel and empties into the English Channel at Veulettes-sur-Mer. In earlier times, it powered many watermills along its course. The Durdent valley is
Morsang-sur-Seine Morsang-sur-Seine Morsang-sur-Seine is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. Inhabitants of Morsang-sur-Seine are known as "Morsandiaux". The orientalist Rubens Duval (1839–1911) was born in Morsang-sur-Seine. Located right bank of the Seine, on a bend of the Seine and backed by the forest of Rougeau, Morsang-sur-seine is a rural Department of Essonne. Although at least 40 kilometers from Paris, by a wise policy planning, it has preserved its original charm and offers quiet and residential comfort. Village life as naturally turned toward the river (plant water production, shipbuilding, water sports, camping, fishing) to the forest (logging,