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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 w ...
in the Vosges 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 left tributary of the Moselle into which it flows at Pont-Saint-Vincent, 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,
Bainville-aux-Saules Bainville-aux-Saules () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.Hagécourt, Valleroy-aux-Saules, Maroncourt, Velotte-et-Tatignécourt, Hymont, Vroville, Mattaincourt,
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. ...
, Poussay, Mazirot, Chauffecourt,
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, Vomécourt-sur-Madon, 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,
Vaudeville Vaudeville (; ) is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment born in France at the end of the 19th century. A vaudeville was originally a comedy without psychological or moral intentions, based on a comical situation: a dramatic composition ...
,
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, 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, Pont-Saint-Vincent At
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 ...
, two kilometers downstream from
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. ...
, 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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Rivers of France Rivers of Meurthe-et-Moselle Rivers of Vosges (department) Rivers of Grand Est {{France-river-stub