The source of the Seine is the Cote d'Or, and it empties into the Channel. On its way it traverses Paris where the inhabitants escape the summer's heat and try to find freshness and purity in this river, plate 3 from Les Baigneurs

Côté, Coté, or Cote is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Alain Côté, Canadian ice hockey player Alain Côté, Canadian ice hockey player Alcide Côté (1903–1955), Canadian politician and Postmaster General Brandin Cote, Canadian NHL player David Cote (disambiguation), several people Denise Cote, a U.S. federal judge Dimitri Nana-Côté, Canadian drag queen Ernest Côté (1913–2015), Canadian soldier, diplomat and civil servant. David Côté (politician) (1915–1969), Canadian politician Gérard Côté (1913–1993), Canadian marathon runner Gisèle Côté-Harper, Canadian lawyer and professor Guy Côté, Canadian politician Héliodore Côté (1934–2022), Canadian politician Héloïse Côté, Canadian writer Isabelle M. Côté, Canadian ecologist Jacques Côté, Canadian politician Jean Côté (1867–1924), Canadian politician Jean-Philippe Côté, Canadian ice hockey player Jean-Pierre Côté (1926–2002) Canadian politician and Landscape painter Marc Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté (1869–1937), Canadian painter and sculptor Michael Richard Cote, Roman Catholic bishop in USA Michel Côté, Canadian politician and member of the House of Commons Michel Côté (MNA) (1937–2023), Quebec politician and Member of the National Assembly Michel Côté (actor) (1950–2023), Canadian actor Patrick Côté (fighter), Canadian mixed martial arts fighter Patrick Côté, Canadian ice hockey player Paul Côté (1944–2013), Canadian sailor Pierre F. Côté (1927–2013), Canadian civil servant and lawyer Ray Cote, Canadian NHL player Ries Coté (1946–2024), Dutch footballer Riley Cote, Canadian NHL player Rita Coté (1921–2014), birth name of Betty Cody, Canadian singer Roger Côté (1939–2020), Canadian ice hockey player Suzanne Côté, Canadian Supreme Court justice Sylvain Côté, Canadian NHL player