Madon
Madon | |
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the Madon near Haroué | |
Country | France |
Basin | |
Main source |
Vioménil 410 m (1,350 ft) 48°06′03″N 06°12′12″E / 48.10083°N 6.20333°E |
River mouth |
Moselle 220 m (720 ft) 48°36′21″N 06°06′11″E / 48.60583°N 6.10306°ECoordinates: 48°36′21″N 06°06′11″E / 48.60583°N 6.10306°E |
Basin size | 1,032 km2 (398 sq mi) |
Physical characteristics | |
Length | 96.9 km (60.2 mi) |
Discharge |
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The Madon (French: le Madon) is a 96.9-kilometre (60.2 mi) long river in the Vosges and Meurthe-et-Moselle départements, northeastern France. 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, Lerrain, Les Vallois, Pont-lès-Bonfays, Frénois, Légéville-et-Bonfays, Begnécourt, Bainville-aux-Saules, Hagécourt, Valleroy-aux-Saules, Maroncourt, Velotte-et-Tatignécourt, Hymont, Vroville, Mattaincourt, Mirecourt, Poussay, Mazirot, Chauffecourt, Ambacourt, Bettoncourt, Vomécourt-sur-Madon, Pont-sur-Madon, Xaronval, Marainville-sur-Madon, Battexey
- Meurthe-et-Moselle: Bralleville, Jevoncourt, Xirocourt, Vaudigny, Vaudeville, Affracourt, Haroué, Gerbécourt-et-Haplemont, Ormes-et-Ville, Lemainville, Voinémont, Ceintrey, Autrey, Pulligny, Pierreville, Frolois, Xeuilley, Bainville-sur-Madon, Méréville, Pont-Saint-Vincent
At Ambacourt, two kilometers downstream from Mirecourt, the river accommodates a small colony of beavers: this is believed to reflect the quality of the water.
Notes
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