The Chée () is a long

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the ...

in the

Meuse The Meuse ( , , , ; wa, Moûze ) or Maas ( , ; li, Maos or ) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a ...

and Marne''

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'', northeastern

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. Its source is in the

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, near Marat-la-Grande, a hamlet in Les Hauts-de-Chée. It flows generally southwest. It is a

right tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainag ...

of the Saulx into which it flows at

Vitry-en-Perthois Vitry-en-Perthois () is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. History Vitry-en-Perthois was called ''Vitry-le-Brûlé'' (Vitry the burnt) after being burnt two times; in 1142 by the armies of Louis VII of France and in 154 ...

, near

Vitry-le-François Vitry-le-François () is a commune in the Marne department in northeastern France. It is located on the river Marne and is the western terminus of the Marne–Rhine Canal. Vitry-le-François station has rail connections to Paris, Reims, Str ...

. Its main tributary is the Vière.

''Départements'' and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: * Meuse: Les Hauts-de-Chée,

Rembercourt-Sommaisne Rembercourt-Sommaisne () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Rembercourt-Sommaisne was created on 1 January 1973 when the former communes of Rembercourt-aux-Pots and Sommaisne were joined together. Geograp ...

Louppy-le-Château Louppy-le-Château () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, ov ...

Villotte-devant-Louppy Villotte-devant-Louppy (, literally ''Villotte before Louppy'') is a commune in the Meuse department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and mi ...

Laheycourt Laheycourt () is a commune in the Meuse department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geo ...

Noyers-Auzécourt Noyers-Auzécourt () is a commune in the Meuse department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division) ...

, Nettancourt, Brabant-le-Roi,

Revigny-sur-Ornain Revigny-sur-Ornain (, literally ''Revigny on Ornain'') is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Geography The Chée, a tributary of the Saulx, forms part of the commune's north-western border. The Ornain, ano ...

* Marne:

Vroil Vroil () is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. Geography The village lies above the right bank of the Chée, which flows southwestward through the south-eastern part of the commune. See also *Communes of the Marne departm ...

, Bettancourt-la-Longue,

Alliancelles Alliancelles () is a commune in the Marne department in northeastern France. Geography The village lies on the right bank of the Chée, which flows southwest through the commune. The Ornain flows southwest through the southern part of the com ...

Heiltz-le-Maurupt Heiltz-le-Maurupt () is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. Geography The village lies on the right bank of the Chée, which flows westward through the middle of the commune. The Ornain forms most of the commune's south ...

, Jussecourt-Minecourt, Heiltz-l'Évêque, Outrepont, Changy, Merlaut,

References

Rivers of France Rivers of Marne (department) Rivers of Meuse (department) Rivers of Grand Est {{France-river-stub