The Othain () 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 wate ...

in the

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.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 ...

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 France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. Its source is at Gondrecourt-Aix, in the

Woëvre The Woëvre () (German: ''Waberland'') is a natural region of Lorraine in northeastern France. It forms part of Lorraine plateau and lies largely in the department of Meuse. Along with the Côtes de Moselle, the Woëvre is one of the areas in ...

. It flows generally northwest. It is a

left tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage b ...

of the

Chiers The Chiers (; lb, Kuer, german: Korn) is a river in Luxembourg, Belgium and France. It is a right tributary of the Meuse. The total length of the Chiers is aproxamately , of which in France. The source of the Chiers is near Differdange, in Lux ...

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 the ...

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: *Meurthe-et-Moselle: Gondrecourt-Aix, Affléville *Meuse:

Dommary-Baroncourt Dommary-Baroncourt () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Geography The river Othain flows northwestward through the commune and crosses the village. See also *Communes of the Meuse department The followi ...

, 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 th ...

, Vaudoncourt,

Muzeray Muzeray is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Geography The river Othain forms most of the commune's eastern border. See also *Communes of the Meuse department The following is a list of the 499 communes ...

, Nouillonpont, Duzey,

Rouvrois-sur-Othain Rouvrois-sur-Othain (, literally ''Rouvrois on Othain'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Meuse (department), Meuse Departments of France, department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Geography The river Othain forms all of the commune ...

, Pillon, Sorbey,

Saint-Laurent-sur-Othain Saint-Laurent-sur-Othain (, literally ''Saint-Laurent on Othain'') is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Geography The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the left bank of the Othain, which flows we ...

*Meurthe-et-Moselle:

Grand-Failly Grand-Failly () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Geography The river Othain flows northwestward through the south-western part of the commune; the Chiers forms part of its northern border. See also *Com ...

*Meuse:

Rupt-sur-Othain Rupt-sur-Othain (, literally ''Rupt on Othain'') is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Geography The village lies on the left bank of the Othain, which forms most of the commune's north-eastern border. See a ...

*Meurthe-et-Moselle:

Petit-Failly Petit-Failly () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Geography The village lies on the right bank of the Othain, which flows northward through the western part of the commune. See also *Communes of the Meur ...

*Meuse: Marville *Meurthe-et-Moselle:

Saint-Jean-lès-Longuyon Saint-Jean-lès-Longuyon (, literally ''Saint-Jean near Longuyon'') is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Geography The village lies on the right bank of the Othain, which forms all of the commune's western b ...

Villers-le-Rond Villers-le-Rond () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Geography The river Othain forms all of the commune's western border. See also *Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department The following is a lis ...

*Meuse:

Flassigny Flassigny () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Geography The river Othain forms all of the commune's eastern border; a Roman road forms most of its southern border. See also *Communes of the Meuse depar ...

, Velosnes *Meurthe-et-Moselle: Othe *Meuse: Bazeilles-sur-Othain, Villécloye,

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