The Ornain () is a 116 km long

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in northeastern

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, right tributary of the Saulx (

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basin). It is formed near the village Gondrecourt-le-Château by the confluence of the small rivers Ognon and Maldite. It flows generally northwest. Its course crosses the following ''

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'' and towns: *

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: Gondrecourt-le-Château,

Ligny-en-Barrois Ligny-en-Barrois () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The town is in the arrondissement of Bar-le-Duc, beside the canal that links the rivers Rhine and Marne, fifteen kilometres to the south east of Bar- ...

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Revigny-sur-Ornain Revigny-sur-Ornain (, literally ''Revigny on Ornain'') is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Geography The Chée, a tributary of the Saulx, forms part of the commune's north-western border. The Ornain, anot ...

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The Ornain flows into the Saulx in

Pargny-sur-Saulx Pargny-sur-Saulx (, literally ''Pargny on Saulx'') is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. Pargny-sur-Saulx is known for its tiles, which are exported sometimes to Singapore, giving it the nickname "the city of the tiles". ...

. The part of the Marne-Rhine Canal between

Demange-aux-Eaux Demange-aux-Eaux () is a former commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Demange-Baudignécourt.Sermaize-les-Bains Sermaize-les-Bains () is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territorie ...

runs parallel to the Ornain.

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