Ruisseau· 6 segments
La Houille
Crosses 2 administrative regions : Ardennes, Namur
Total length
40km
Max discharge
2,7m³/s
Max Strahler
3
Segments matched
6
River geography2 admin regions · 7 communes
2 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)
- NamurWallonie · Belgium18.4 kmin this dpt
- ArdennesGrand Est · France11.7 kmin this dpt
7 communes (L5)For countries with L5
- Fromelennes3.66 km
- Landrichamps3.33 km
- Givet1.84 km
- Charnois1.34 km
- Hargnies1.15 km
- Chooz0.35 km
- Rancennes0.00 km
17 intersecting protected areas
Ardennes
IUCN VRegional Nature Park
Plateau ardennais
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Vallée de la Houille en aval de Gedinne
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Vallée de la Houille en aval de Gedinne
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Vallée de la Hulle
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Vallée de la Hulle
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Bassin de la Houille en amont de Gedinne
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Bassin de la Houille en amont de Gedinne
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Pelouses, rochers et buxaie de la pointe de Givet
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
8 more protected areassorted by area
Pointe De Givet
IUCN IIINational Nature Reserve
Vallée boisée de la Houille
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Vallée de la Hulle
IUCN IVCertified Nature Reserve (Walloon Region)
Ry de Bîves
IUCN IVCertified Nature Reserve (Walloon Region)
Vallée de la Houille
IUCN IVCertified Nature Reserve (Walloon Region)
Tibautiène
IUCN IVCertified Nature Reserve (Walloon Region)
Boiron
IUCN IVCertified Nature Reserve (Walloon Region)
Biotope Protection Order
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Species present
1 563 distinct species · 5 752 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 42 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de La Houille : 37 espèces + 5 bulles famille, 61 interactions GloBI documentées sur 5 types (connectance 7.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 5 bulles regroupent des espèces visuellement absorbées par famille (≥3 espèces visibles).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydrology (HydroRIVERS v10)
Total length
40km
Max discharge
2,7m³/s
Max Strahler
3
Segments matched
6
HydroRIVERS v1.0 (Lehner et al. 2019) aggregated by name + main_riv → 1 entity = 1 named river.