river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater
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in northeastern
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...
, a
right 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 drainag ...
of the river
Seine
The Seine ( , ) is a river in northern France. Its drainage basin is in the Paris Basin (a geological relative lowland) covering most of northern France. It rises at Source-Seine, northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plate ...
. Its source is in the
Haute-Marne
Haute-Marne (; English: Upper Marne) is a department in the Grand Est region of Northeastern France. Named after the river Marne, its prefecture is Chaumont. In 2019, it had a population of 172,512.department, 2 km south of
Poinson-lès-Grancey
Poinson-lès-Grancey (, literally ''Poinson near Grancey'') is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.
Geography
The Ource flows northeastward through the southern part of the commune, then forms its north-eastern border ...
. It flows generally northwest. It joins the Seine at Bar-sur-Seine.
Its course crosses the following departments and communes:
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Haute-Marne
Haute-Marne (; English: Upper Marne) is a department in the Grand Est region of Northeastern France. Named after the river Marne, its prefecture is Chaumont. In 2019, it had a population of 172,512.Poinson-lès-Grancey
Poinson-lès-Grancey (, literally ''Poinson near Grancey'') is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.
Geography
The Ource flows northeastward through the southern part of the commune, then forms its north-eastern border ...
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Côte-d'Or
Côte-d'Or (; literally, "Golden Slope") is a département in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of Northeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 534,124.Recey-sur-Ource
Recey-sur-Ource () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
Geography
The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the right bank of the Ource, which flows northwest through the middle of the commune.
Population
Int ...
,
Brion-sur-Ource
Brion-sur-Ource (, literally ''Brion on Ource'') is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*D ...
,
Autricourt
Autricourt () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Astricurtois'' or ''Astricurtoises''.
Geography
Autricourt is located some 55 km ...
,
Grancey-sur-Ource
Grancey-sur-Ource (, literally ''Grancey on Ource'') is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and militar ...
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Aube
Aube () is a French department in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France. As with sixty departments in France, this department is named after a river: the Aube. With 310,242 inhabitants (2019),Essoyes,
Celles-sur-Ource
Celles-sur-Ource (, literally ''Celles on Ource'') is a commune in the Aube department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Dep ...