Chiers | |
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Location | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Near Differdange, Luxembourg |
• elevation | ±350 m (1,150 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Meuse |
• coordinates | 49°39′30″N 4°59′40″E / 49.65833°N 4.99444°E |
Length | ±140 km (87 mi) |
Basin size | 2,222 km2 (858 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Meuse→ North Sea |
The Chiers (French pronunciation: [ʃjɛʁ]; Luxembourgish: Kuer, German: Korn) is a river in Luxembourg, Belgium and France. It is a right tributary of the Meuse. The total length of the Chiers is approximately 140 kilometres (87 mi), of which 127 km (79 mi) in France. [1]
The source of the Chiers is near Differdange, in Luxembourg. The Chiers flows roughly in western direction, and crosses the border with Belgium and flows through Athus ( province of Luxembourg).
It then crosses the border with France, flows through Longwy and Longuyon ( Meurthe-et-Moselle) and forms the border with Belgium for a few kilometres near Torgny (in the municipality of Rouvroy). It continues through France, along Montmédy ( Meuse) and Carignan ( Ardennes).
The Chiers flows into the Meuse at Bazeilles, near Sedan.
The main tributaries of the Chiers are the Loison and the Othain, along with smaller tributaries like the Aulnois.