Blaise (Marne)
The Blaise (French: la Blaise) is an 85.6 km (53.2 mi) long river in the Haute-Marne and Marne departments in northeastern France.[1] Its source is in the village of Gillancourt. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Marne into which it flows at Arrigny.
| Blaise | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Gillancourt |
| • coordinates | 48°09′31″N 04°59′32″E |
| • elevation | 305 m (1,001 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Marne |
• coordinates | 48°37′41″N 04°41′52″E |
• elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Length | 85.6 km (53.2 mi) |
| Basin size | 480 km2 (190 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Marne→ Seine→ English Channel |
Departments and communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth:
- Haute-Marne: Gillancourt, Blaisy, Juzennecourt, Lachapelle-en-Blaisy, Lamothe-en-Blaisy, Colombey-les-Deux-Églises, Curmont, Guindrecourt-sur-Blaise, Daillancourt, Bouzancourt, Cirey-sur-Blaise, Arnancourt, Doulevant-le-Château, Dommartin-le-Saint-Père, Courcelles-sur-Blaise, Dommartin-le-Franc, Ville-en-Blaisois, Doulevant-le-Petit, Rachecourt-Suzémont, Vaux-sur-Blaise, Montreuil-sur-Blaise, Brousseval, Wassy, Attancourt, Louvemont, Allichamps, Humbécourt, Éclaron-Braucourt-Sainte-Livière
- Marne: Landricourt, Sainte-Marie-du-Lac-Nuisement, Hauteville, Écollemont, Arrigny
Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 12th 2009.
References
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