The Madon () is a long

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 wate ...

in the

Vosges The Vosges ( , ; german: Vogesen ; Franconian and gsw, Vogese) are a range of low mountains in Eastern France, near its border with Germany. Together with the Palatine Forest to the north on the German side of the border, they form a single ...

and

Meurthe-et-Moselle Meurthe-et-Moselle () is a department in the Grand Est region of France, named after the rivers Meurthe and Moselle. It had a population of 733,760 in 2019.départements A department (, ) is an administrative or political division in several countries. Departments are the first-level divisions of 11 countries, nine in the Americas and two in Africa. An additional 10 countries use departments as second-level div ...

'', northeastern

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. Its source is near Vioménil. It flows generally north. It is a

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of the

Moselle The Moselle ( , ; german: Mosel ; lb, Musel ) is a river that rises in the Vosges mountains and flows through north-eastern France and Luxembourg to western Germany. It is a bank (geography), left bank tributary of the Rhine, which it jo ...

into which it flows at

Pont-Saint-Vincent Pont-Saint-Vincent () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Geography The river Madon flows into the Moselle in the commune. See also *Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department The following is a list ...

, near Nancy.

''Départements'' and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: *Vosges: Vioménil,

Escles Escles is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Geography The river Madon flows through the commune. See also *Communes of the Vosges department The following is a list of the 507 communes of the Vosges depar ...

, Lerrain, Les Vallois, Pont-lès-Bonfays, Frénois, Légéville-et-Bonfays,

Begnécourt Begnécourt () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Geography The river Madon flows through the commune. See also *Communes of the Vosges department The following is a list of the 507 communes of the Vosg ...

Bainville-aux-Saules Bainville-aux-Saules () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.Hagécourt Hagécourt () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Population Geography The river Madon flows through the commune. See also *Communes of the Vosges department The following is a list of the 507 communes ...

, Valleroy-aux-Saules, Maroncourt, Velotte-et-Tatignécourt, Hymont, Vroville,

Mattaincourt Mattaincourt () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Inhabitants are called ''Mattaincurtiens''. Geography Mattaincourt lies on the southern part of the Lorraine Plateau, in a wooded area of gentle hills kn ...

Mirecourt Mirecourt () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Mirecourt is known for lace-making and the manufacture of musical instruments, particularly those of the Violin family. Inhabitants are called Mirecurtiens. G ...

Poussay Poussay () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Inhabitants are called ''Porsuavitains'' (from the Latin version of Poussay, ''Portus Suavis''). Geography The commune is positioned on the plain that adjoins ...

Mazirot Mazirot () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Inhabitants are called Mazuriens. Geography Mazirot is positioned between Épinal and Neufchâteau, a couple of kilometres to the north-east of Mirecourt in ...

Chauffecourt Chauffecourt () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Geography The Madon forms the commune's western border. See also *Communes of the Vosges department The following is a list of the 507 communes of the ...

Ambacourt Ambacourt () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Geography The river Madon flows through the commune. The river here accommodates a small colony of beavers: this is believed to reflect the quality of the ...

Bettoncourt Bettoncourt () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Geography The river Madon flows through the commune. See also *Communes of the Vosges department The following is a list of the 507 communes of the Vosg ...

Vomécourt-sur-Madon Vomécourt-sur-Madon (, literally ''Vomécourt on Madon'') is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Geography The river Madon flows through the commune. See also *Communes of the Vosges department The followi ...

, Pont-sur-Madon, Xaronval,

Marainville-sur-Madon Marainville-sur-Madon (, literally ''Marainville on Madon'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Vosges (department), Vosges Departments of France, department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Geography Marainville is positioned in the nor ...

, Battexey *Meurthe-et-Moselle: Bralleville, Jevoncourt, Xirocourt, Vaudigny,

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Affracourt Affracourt () is a Communes of France, commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle Departments of France, department in northeastern France. Geography The river Madon flows through the commune. Population Inhabitants are called ''Affracurtiens''. See al ...

, Haroué, Gerbécourt-et-Haplemont,

Ormes-et-Ville Ormes-et-Ville () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Geography The river Madon flows through the commune. See also *Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department The following is a list of the 591 com ...

, Lemainville, Voinémont, Ceintrey, Autrey,

Pulligny Pulligny () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Geography The river Madon flows through the commune. See also *Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department The following is a list of the 591 communes o ...

, Pierreville, Frolois, Xeuilley,

Bainville-sur-Madon Bainville-sur-Madon (, literally ''Bainville on Madon'') is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in northeastern France. Geography The Madon forms most of the commune's eastern border. Population See also * Communes of the Meurthe-et ...

, Méréville,

, two kilometers downstream from

, the river accommodates a small colony of

beavers Beavers are large, semiaquatic rodents in the genus ''Castor'' native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. There are two extant species: the North American beaver (''Castor canadensis'') and the Eurasian beaver (''C. fiber''). Beavers a ...

: this is believed to reflect the quality of the water.

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