The Petit Morin (, literally ''Little Morin'') is an

river A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

, a left tributary of the

Marne Marne can refer to: Places France *Marne (river), a tributary of the Seine *Marne (department), a département in northeastern France named after the river * La Marne, a commune in western France *Marne, a legislative constituency (France) Nethe ...

. Its source is in the commune

Val-des-Marais Val-des-Marais () is a commune in the Marne department in the Grand Est region in north-eastern France. See also *Communes of the Marne department The following is a list of the 610 communes in the French department of Marne. The commu ...

. Its course crosses the

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Aisne Aisne ( , ; ; ) is a French departments of France, department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. It is named after the river Aisne (river), Aisne. In 2020, it had a population of 529,374. Geography The department borders No ...

and

Seine-et-Marne Seine-et-Marne () is a department in the Île-de-France region in Northern France. Named after the rivers Seine and Marne, it is the region's largest department with an area of 5,915 square kilometres (2,284 square miles); it roughly covers its ...

. It flows westwards through the towns of

Montmirail Montmirail may refer to: Places * Dentelles de Montmirail, a small chain of mountains in the Vaucluse department, southern France * Montmirail, Marne, in the Marne department, France **Battle of Montmirail, a battle fought in 1814 during the Six Da ...

Villeneuve-sur-Bellot Villeneuve-sur-Bellot (, literally ''Villeneuve on Bellot'') is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Demographics Inhabitants of Villeneuve-sur-Bellot are called ''Villeneuvois''. ...

, Saint-Cyr-sur-Morin and Jouarre, finally flowing into the Marne in

La Ferté-sous-Jouarre La Ferté-sous-Jouarre () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne département in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located approximately east of Paris. It is located at a crossing point over the river Marne between Meaux an ...

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