The Bar () is a
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of ...
in the
Ardennes department, northern
France, left tributary of the river
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 ...
. It is long.
Its source is near
Buzancy, in the southern part of the Ardennes department. It flows through
Brieulles-sur-Bar,
Tannay,
Chémery-sur-Bar and
Cheveuges. It flows into the Meuse in
Vrigne-Meuse, west of
Sedan. For much of its length the river flows parallel to the
Canal des Ardennes.
References
Rivers of France
Rivers of Grand Est
Rivers of Ardennes (department)
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