The Othain () is a long
river
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in the
Meurthe-et-Moselle
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départements'', northeastern
France
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.
Its source is at
Gondrecourt-Aix, in the
Woëvre. It flows generally northwest. It is a
left tributary of the
Chiers into which it flows between
Villécloye and
Montmédy
Montmédy (, german: Mittelberg) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Citadel of Montmédy
In 1221 the first castle of Montmédy was built on top of a hill by the Count of Chiny. Montmédy soon became th ...
.
Communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth:
*Meurthe-et-Moselle:
Gondrecourt-Aix,
Affléville
*Meuse:
Dommary-Baroncourt,
Domremy-la-Canne,
Gouraincourt,
Spincourt
Spincourt () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Geography
The village lies on the right bank of the Othain, which flows northwestward through the south-western part of the commune.
See also
*Communes of t ...
,
Vaudoncourt,
Muzeray,
Nouillonpont,
Duzey,
Rouvrois-sur-Othain,
Pillon,
Sorbey,
Saint-Laurent-sur-Othain
*Meurthe-et-Moselle:
Grand-Failly
*Meuse:
Rupt-sur-Othain
*Meurthe-et-Moselle:
Petit-Failly
*Meuse:
Marville Marville may refer to:
* ''Marville'' (comics), a Marvel Comics series from the early 2000s
* Marville, Meuse
Marville () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
An airbase built by NATO hosted fighter squa ...
*Meurthe-et-Moselle:
Saint-Jean-lès-Longuyon,
Villers-le-Rond
*Meuse:
Flassigny,
Velosnes
*Meurthe-et-Moselle:
Othe
*Meuse:
Bazeilles-sur-Othain,
Villécloye,
Montmédy
Montmédy (, german: Mittelberg) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Citadel of Montmédy
In 1221 the first castle of Montmédy was built on top of a hill by the Count of Chiny. Montmédy soon became th ...
References
Rivers of France
Rivers of Meurthe-et-Moselle
Rivers of Meuse (department)
Rivers of Grand Est
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