Othain

River in France

49°14′11″N 05°46′30″E / 49.23639°N 5.77500°E / 49.23639; 5.77500 • elevation252 m (827 ft) Mouth

• location

Chiers

• coordinates

49°31′14″N 05°22′54″E / 49.52056°N 5.38167°E / 49.52056; 5.38167

• elevation

180 m (590 ft)Length67 km (42 mi)Basin size256 km² (99 sq mi)Discharge • average2.91 m³/s (103 cu ft/s) Basin featuresProgressionChiers→ Meuse→ North Sea

The Othain (French pronunciation: [ɔtɛ̃]) is a 67-kilometre (42 mi) long river in the Meurthe-et-Moselle and Meuse départements, northeastern France.^[1] Its source is at Gondrecourt-Aix, in the Woëvre. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Chiers into which it flows between Villécloye and Montmédy.

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

Meurthe-et-Moselle: Gondrecourt-Aix, Affléville
Meuse: Dommary-Baroncourt, Domremy-la-Canne, Gouraincourt, Spincourt, Vaudoncourt, Muzeray, Nouillonpont, Duzey, Rouvrois-sur-Othain, Pillon, Sorbey, Saint-Laurent-sur-Othain
Meurthe-et-Moselle: Grand-Failly
Meuse: Rupt-sur-Othain
Meurthe-et-Moselle: Petit-Failly
Meuse: Marville
Meurthe-et-Moselle: Saint-Jean-lès-Longuyon, Villers-le-Rond
Meuse: Flassigny, Velosnes
Meurthe-et-Moselle: Othe
Meuse: Bazeilles-sur-Othain, Villécloye, Montmédy

References

^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Othain (B43-0200)".

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