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:

Baize (Orne, right bank)

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.

Baize (Orne, right bank)

References

Rivers of France

Rivers of Normandy

Rivers of Calvados (department) Rivers of Orne

Baize (Orne, right bank)