The Othain () is a long
river
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in the
Meurthe-et-Moselle
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and
Meuse
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History
From 1301, the upper ...
''
départements'', northeastern
France
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.
Its source is at
Gondrecourt-Aix, in the
Woëvre. It flows generally northwest. It is a
left tributary of the
Chiers
The Chiers (; , ) is a river in Luxembourg, Belgium and France. It is a right tributary of the Meuse. The total length of the Chiers is approximately , of which in France.
The source of the Chiers is near Differdange, in Luxembourg. The Chiers ...
into which it flows between
Villécloye and
Montmédy.
Communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth:
*Meurthe-et-Moselle:
Gondrecourt-Aix,
Affléville
*Meuse:
Dommary-Baroncourt,
Domremy-la-Canne,
Gouraincourt,
Spincourt,
Vaudoncourt,
Muzeray,
Nouillonpont,
Duzey,
Rouvrois-sur-Othain,
Pillon,
Sorbey,
Saint-Laurent-sur-Othain
*Meurthe-et-Moselle:
Grand-Failly
*Meuse:
Rupt-sur-Othain
*Meurthe-et-Moselle:
Petit-Failly
*Meuse:
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* Marville, Meuse
Marville () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
An airbase built by NATO hosted fighter sq ...
*Meurthe-et-Moselle:
Saint-Jean-lès-Longuyon,
Villers-le-Rond
*Meuse:
Flassigny,
Velosnes
*Meurthe-et-Moselle:
Othe
*Meuse:
Bazeilles-sur-Othain,
Villécloye,
Montmédy
References
Rivers of France
Rivers of Meurthe-et-Moselle
Rivers of Meuse (department)
Rivers of Grand Est
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