The Madeleine is a

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in north eastern

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, in the

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''. It is 25.4 km long, and its basin area is 92 km². It begins in the

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, near the commune of Lamadeleine-Val-des-Anges. It joins the river Saint-Nicolas in the village Bretagne at 340 m above sea level to form the river Bourbeuse. The river Bourbeuse is a tributary to the river

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, which is a tributary to the river

Doubs Doubs (, ; ; frp, Dubs) is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in Eastern France. Named after the river Doubs, it had a population of 543,974 in 2019.Étueffont Étueffont (; german: Staufen) is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in northeastern France. History The separate villages of Étueffont-Bas (founded in the 16th century, with 28 families in 1760) and ...

Anjoutey Anjoutey () is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in northeastern France. See also *Communes of the Territoire de Belfort department The following is a list of the 101 communes of the Territoire ...

Bourg-sous-Châtelet Bourg-sous-Châtelet () is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in northeastern France. See also *Communes of the Territoire de Belfort department The following is a list of the 101 communes of the Te ...

Bethonvilliers Bethonvilliers () is a Communes of France, commune in the Territoire de Belfort Departments of France, department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in northeastern France. See also *Communes of the Territoire de Belfort department References

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Lacollonge Lacollonge () is a Communes of France, commune in the Territoire de Belfort Departments of France, department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in northeastern France. See also *Communes of the Territoire de Belfort department References

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, Fontenelle,

Petit-Croix Petit-Croix (, literally ''Little Cross'') is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in northeastern France. See also *Communes of the Territoire de Belfort department The following is a list of the 1 ...

and

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. It is also a fishing area. The confluence with the Saint-Nicolas is in a marshy area.

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Rivers of France Rivers of the Territoire de Belfort Rivers of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté {{France-river-stub