Rivière· 31 segments
La Sambre
Crosses 4 administrative regions : Aisne, Hainaut, Namur, Nord
Total length
173km
Max discharge
33,7m³/s
Max Strahler
4
Segments matched
31
River geography4 admin regions · 40 communes
4 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)
40 communes (L5)For countries with L5
- Landrecies6.01 km
- Fesmy-le-Sart5.02 km
- Pont-sur-Sambre4.51 km
- Ors3.90 km
- Rejet-de-Beaulieu3.50 km
- Aulnoye-Aymeries3.43 km
- Recquignies3.33 km
- Barzy-en-Thiérache3.32 km
- Maubeuge2.82 km
- Catillon-sur-Sambre2.82 km
- Jeumont2.60 km
- Bergues-sur-Sambre2.00 km
- Louvroil1.95 km
- Maroilles1.64 km
- Marpent1.59 km
- Boussières-sur-Sambre1.37 km
- Oisy1.30 km
- Berlaimont1.28 km
- Boussois1.25 km
- Colleret1.13 km
- Vieux-Mesnil0.70 km
- Rousies0.69 km
- Sassegnies0.47 km
- Saint-Remy-du-Nord0.39 km
- Leval0.18 km
- Locquignol0.03 km
- Neuf-Mesnil0.00 km
- Assevent0.00 km
- Hautmont0.00 km
- Bachant0.00 km
- Cerfontaine0.00 km
- Beaurepaire-sur-Sambre0.00 km
- Étreux0.00 km
- Bazuel0.00 km
- Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache0.00 km
- La Groise0.00 km
- Mazinghien0.00 km
- Boué0.00 km
- Prisches0.00 km
- Hargnies0.00 km
30 intersecting protected areas
Avesnois
IUCN VRegional Nature Park
Vallée de la Sambre
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Haute-Sambre en aval de Thuin
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Haute-Sambre en aval de Thuin
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Vallée de la Meuse de Dave à Marche-les-Dames
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Vallée de la Meuse de Dave à Marche-les-Dames
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Haute-Sambre en amont de Thuin
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Haute-Sambre en amont de Thuin
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Vallée de la Biesmelle
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
21 more protected areassorted by area
Vallée de la Biesmelle
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Forest Reserve (Walloon Region)
Basse-Sambre
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Basse-Sambre
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Land acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
Vallée de la Sambre en aval de la confluence avec l'Orneau
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Vallée de la Sambre en aval de la confluence avec l'Orneau
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Haute Sambre
IUCN IVCertified Nature Reserve (Walloon Region)
Prairies Du Val De Sambre
IUCN IVRegional Nature Reserve
rnr de pantegnies
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
Pantegnies
IUCN IVRegional Nature Reserve
Landelies
IUCN VIForest Reserve (Walloon Region)
State Nature Reserve (Walloon Region)
Les Pachis à Sambreville
IUCN IVState Nature Reserve (Walloon Region)
Malonne (Fort de)
IUCN IVState Nature Reserve (Walloon Region)
Grand Paquier (Le)
IUCN IVState Nature Reserve (Walloon Region)
Grand Courant à Thuin
IUCN IVState Nature Reserve (Walloon Region)
Floriffoux (Noue de )
IUCN IVScientific Interest Site (Walloon Region)
Grignard (Noue de)
IUCN IVScientific Interest Site (Walloon Region)
prairies du fosse du roy
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
Scientific Interest Site (Walloon Region)
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Species present
1 522 distinct species · 12 024 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 34 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 Sambre : 29 espèces + 5 bulles famille, 47 interactions GloBI documentées sur 4 types (connectance 8.4%, 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
173km
Max discharge
33,7m³/s
Max Strahler
4
Segments matched
31
HydroRIVERS v1.0 (Lehner et al. 2019) aggregated by name + main_riv → 1 entity = 1 named river.