The Sormonne () is a long

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in the Ardennes ''

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'', northeastern

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. Its source is at Taillette, near

Rocroi Rocroi () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. The central area is a notable surviving example of a bastion fort. Population History Rocroi was fortified by Francis I of France and expanded by Henry II of France. Bec ...

. It flows generally southeast. It is a

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of the

Meuse The Meuse ( , , , ; wa, Moûze ) or Maas ( , ; li, Maos or ) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a t ...

into which it flows at Warcq, near

Charleville-Mézières or ''Carolomacérienne'' , image flag=Flag of Charleville Mezieres.svg Charleville-Mézières () is a commune of northern France, capital of the Ardennes department, Grand Est. Charleville-Mézières is located on the banks of the river Meuse. ...

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: Taillette, Éteignières, Regniowez, Neuville-lez-Beaulieu,

Auvillers-les-Forges Auvillers-les-Forges is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France. Geography Auvillers-les-Forges is located some 27 km west by north-west of Charleville-Mézières and 22 km east by south-east of ...

, Girondelle, Flaignes-Havys, Marby, Étalle, Blombay, Chilly,

Laval-Morency Laval-Morency () is a Communes of France, commune in the Ardennes (department), Ardennes Departments of France, department and Grand Est Regions of France, region of north-eastern France. Geography The Sormonne (river), Sormonne flows through t ...

Le Châtelet-sur-Sormonne Le Châtelet-sur-Sormonne (, literally ''Le Châtelet on Sormonne'') is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. Geography The river Sormonne flows through the commune and crosses the village of Châtelet-sur-Sormonne. Popul ...

Murtin-et-Bogny Murtin-et-Bogny () is a commune in the Ardennes department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. Geography The Sormonne, a left tributary of the Meuse, flows through the commune from west to east. Population See also *Communes of ...

Sormonne Sormonne () is a commune in the Ardennes department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. Geography The river Sormonne, a left tributary of the Meuse, flows through the commune. Population See also *Communes of the Ardennes depart ...

Remilly-les-Pothées Remilly-les-Pothées is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. Geography The Sormonne, with the Audry, one of its tributaries, form the commune's northern border. Population See also *Communes of the Ardennes departmen ...

Ham-les-Moines Ham-les-Moines is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region in northern France. Geography The river Sormonne flows through the commune and forms part of its western and eastern borders. Population See also *Communes o ...

Haudrecy Haudrecy () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. Geography The Sormonne forms most of the commune's northern border. Population See also *Communes of the Ardennes department The following is a list of the 449 co ...

Cliron Cliron () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. Geography The Sormonne forms part of the commune's southern border. Population See also *Communes of the Ardennes department The following is a list of the 449 commu ...

Tournes Tournes () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. Population Geography The river Sormonne forms most of the commune's southern border. See also *Communes of the Ardennes department The following is a list of the 449 ...

, Belval,

Damouzy Damouzy () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. Geography The river Sormonne forms part of the commune's southern border. Population See also *Communes of the Ardennes department The following is a list of the 449 ...

, Warcq

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