Bar | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Meuse |
• coordinates | 49°41′49″N 4°50′27″E / 49.69694°N 4.84083°E |
Length | 62 km (39 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Meuse→ North Sea |
The Bar (French pronunciation: [baʁ] ) is a river in the Ardennes department, northern France, left tributary of the river Meuse. It is 62 km (39 mi) long.[1] Its source is near Buzancy, in the southern part of the Ardennes department. It flows through Brieulles-sur-Bar, Tannay, Chémery-sur-Bar and Cheveuges. It flows into the Meuse in Vrigne-Meuse, west of Sedan. For much of its length the river flows parallel to the Canal des Ardennes.