<P> The Seine ( / seɪn / SAYN ; French : La Seine , pronounced ( la sɛːn ) ) is a 777 - kilometre - long ( 483 mi ) river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France . It rises at Source - Seine , 30 kilometres ( 19 mi ) northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau , flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre ( and Honfleur on the left bank ) . It is navigable by ocean - going vessels as far as Rouen , 120 kilometres ( 75 mi ) from the sea . Over 60 percent of its length , as far as Burgundy , is negotiable by commercial riverboats , and nearly its whole length is available for recreational boating ; excursion boats offer sightseeing tours of the Rive Droite and Rive Gauche within the city of Paris . </P>
<P> The Seine ( / seɪn / SAYN ; French : La Seine , pronounced ( la sɛːn ) ) is a 777 - kilometre - long ( 483 mi ) river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France . It rises at Source - Seine , 30 kilometres ( 19 mi ) northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau , flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre ( and Honfleur on the left bank ) . It is navigable by ocean - going vessels as far as Rouen , 120 kilometres ( 75 mi ) from the sea . Over 60 percent of its length , as far as Burgundy , is negotiable by commercial riverboats , and nearly its whole length is available for recreational boating ; excursion boats offer sightseeing tours of the Rive Droite and Rive Gauche within the city of Paris . </P>
where does the seine river start and end
where does the seine river start and end
Source - Seine the English Channel at Le Havre
Source - Seine the English Channel at Le Havre