Geville (; also ''Géville'') is a commune in the

Meuse The Meuse or Maas 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 total length of . History From 1301, the upper ...

department in

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in north-eastern

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. It was created in 1973 by the merger of three former communes: Corniéville, Gironville-sous-les-Côtes and Jouy-sous-les-Côtes.Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes)
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'' n° 0027, 1 February 1973, pp. 1245-1247.

Geography

The commune counts three small villages: Jouy-sous-les-Côtes and Corniéville, in its southern part; Gironville-sous-les-Côtes, in its northern part. The

Rupt de Mad The Rupt de Mad () is a long river in the Meuse and Meurthe-et-Moselle'' départements'', northeastern France. Its source is several small streams which rise at Geville, northwest of Toul. It flows generally northeast. It is a left tributary o ...

has its source in the commune.

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Communes of Meuse (department) {{Meuse-geo-stub

Geography

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