The Mortagne (french: la Mortagne) is a long river 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 singl ...

and Meurthe-et-Moselle ''

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 France. Its source is at Saint-Léonard, west of the village, in the

Vosges Mountains 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 ...

. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Meurthe into which it flows at

Mont-sur-Meurthe Mont-sur-Meurthe () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Geography The village lies in the middle of the commune, where the river Mortagne flows into the Meurthe. See also *Communes of the Meurthe-et-Mos ...

, southwest of

Lunéville Lunéville ( ; German, obsolete: ''Lünstadt'' ) is a commune in the northeastern French department of Meurthe-et-Moselle. It is a subprefecture of the department and lies on the river Meurthe at its confluence with the Vezouze. History L ...

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: *Vosges: Saint-Léonard,

Taintrux Taintrux () is a village and commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Geography The village lies at the foot of the Pierre de Laitre, a sandstone butte. The river Mortagne forms all of the commune's southwestern b ...

, La Houssière,

Bois-de-Champ Bois-de-Champ () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Geography The river Mortagne forms all of the commune's northern border. See also *Communes of the Vosges department The following is a list of the 5 ...

, Les Rouges-Eaux, Mortagne, Domfaing, Brouvelieures,

Fremifontaine Fremifontaine () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Geography The river Mortagne forms all of the commune's northeastern border. See also *Communes of the Vosges department The following is a list of t ...

, Autrey, Sainte-Hélène, Saint-Gorgon,

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

Rambervillers Rambervillers () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Inhabitants are called ''Rambuvetais''. Geography The town is built on the banks of the Mortagne, some to the west of Saint-Dié and to the north-e ...

Roville-aux-Chênes Roville-aux-Chênes () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Geography The river Mortagne forms part of the commune's western border. See also *Communes of the Vosges department The following is a list of ...

Saint-Maurice-sur-Mortagne Saint-Maurice-sur-Mortagne () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Geography The river Mortagne forms most of the commune's eastern border. Population See also *Communes of the Vosges department The fo ...

Xaffévillers Xaffévillers () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Geography The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the right bank of the Belvitte, a tributary of the Mortagne, which forms most of the commune ...

Deinvillers Deinvillers is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Geography The river Mortagne forms all of the commune's northeastern border. See also *Communes of the Vosges department The following is a list of the 50 ...

*Meurthe-et-Moselle:

Magnières Magnières () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Geography The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the right bank of the river Mortagne, which flows northward through the commune. See also *Co ...

, Vallois, Moyen, Gerbéviller, Haudonville, Lamath, Xermaménil,

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Rivers of France Rivers of Vosges (department) Rivers of Meurthe-et-Moselle Rivers of Grand Est {{France-river-stub