The Barse () is a long

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in the

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department in north-east central

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. Its source is under the

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, in Vendeuvre-sur-Barse. It flows generally west. It is a

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of the

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into which it flows at Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres, near

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Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: Vendeuvre-sur-Barse, Champ-sur-Barse, La Villeneuve-au-Chêne, Briel-sur-Barse, Montreuil-sur-Barse, Montiéramey, Lusigny-sur-Barse, Courteranges, Montaulin, Ruvigny, Rouilly-Saint-Loup, Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres

References

Rivers of France Rivers of Aube Rivers of Grand Est {{France-river-stub