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 Gondrecourt-le-Château () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. On January 1, 1973 (prefectoral order dated December 1, 1972), the communes of Luméville-en-Ornois and Touraille-sous-Bois merged with and beca ...

by the confluence of the small rivers Ognon and Maldite. It flows generally northwest. Its course crosses the following '' départements'' and towns: *

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, Ligny-en-Barrois,

Bar-le-Duc Bar-le-Duc (), formerly known as Bar, is a commune in the Meuse département, of which it is the capital. The department is in Grand Est in northeastern France. The lower, more modern and busier part of the town extends along a narrow valley, sh ...

, Revigny-sur-Ornain *

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The Ornain flows into the Saulx in Pargny-sur-Saulx. The part of the Marne-Rhine Canal between Demange-aux-Eaux and

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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