Scientific Name: Squalius cephalus (Cyprinidae). English Name: European Chub (Carp family). French Name: Chevesne ; Chevaine . ...

The Loire valley is in fact a river system, and includes many rivers which flow into the Loire. Feeding these tributaries in turn is a netwo...

This area, particularly the Brenne and the Sologne, abound in small man-made lakes or ponds called étangs in French. There are thousands of...

Common Carp Cyprinus carpio (or carpe in French) is common in rivers, moats and étangs (fish ponds) in the Touraine and Brenne. They are ...