Ancre

{{Short description|River of Picardy, France}} {{Infobox river | name = Ancre | image = | native_name ={{native name|pcd|Inke}} | image_caption = | map = Ancre (rivière).png | source1_location = [[Miraumont]] | mouth_location = [[Somme (river)|Somme]] | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|49|54|24|N|2|28|33|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | progression = {{RSomme}} | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = [[France]] | length = {{convert|37|km|abbr=on}} | discharge1_avg = {{convert|2.1|m3/s|abbr=on}} | basin_size = {{convert|327|km2|abbr=on}} }}

The '''Ancre''' ({{IPA|fr|ɑ̃kʁ|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Aemines6-ancre.wav}}; {{Langx|pcd|Inke}}) is a river of [[Picardy]], [[France]]. Rising at [[Miraumont]], a hamlet near the town of [[Albert, Somme|Albert]], it flows into the [[Somme (river)|Somme]] at [[Corbie]]. It is {{convert|37.4|km|mi|abbr=on}} long.<ref name=sandre>{{sandre|id=E6380600|nom=Ancre}}</ref> For most of its length it flows through the [[departments of France|department]] of [[Somme (department)|Somme]]. For a short stretch near [[Puisieux, Pas-de-Calais|Puisieux]], it forms the border with [[Pas-de-Calais]].

==See also== * [[Battle of the Ancre Heights]] (October 1916) * [[Battle of the Ancre]] (November 1916)

==References== {{Reflist}}

[[Category:Rivers of France]] [[Category:Rivers of Somme (department)]] [[Category:Rivers of the Pas-de-Calais]] [[Category:Rivers of Hauts-de-France]]