Seille (Moselle)

Seille
The Seille at Vic-sur-Seille
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Azoudange, Moselle
Mouth
• location	Moselle
• coordinates	49°7′32″N 6°11′8″E / 49.12556°N 6.18556°E / 49.12556; 6.18556
Length	138 km (86 mi)
Basin size	1,348 km2 (520 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	10.5 m3/s (370 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Moselle→ Rhine→ North Sea

The Seille (French pronunciation: [sɛj]; German: Selle) is a river in north-eastern France. It is a right tributary of the Moselle. It is also known as the Seille lorraine or the Grande Seille ("large Seille"), to distinguish it from another Seille, a small tributary of the Saône.

It originates near Azoudange, in the department of Moselle. Leaving the Lindre lake, it skirts the town of Dieuze, and traverses Vic-sur-Seille and Nomeny, before flowing into the Moselle at Metz. It is 138 km long,^[1] and has a basin area of 1348 km². Most of its length is in the department of Moselle, except for the part between Aulnois-sur-Seille and Cheminot, which is in Meurthe-et-Moselle. The Seille also forms the border between Moselle and Meurthe-et-Moselle from Chambrey to Aulnois-sur-Seille.