River mouth Meuse Basin size 2,222 km (858 sq mi) Source elevation 350 m Sources Differdange, Luxembourg | Progression Meuse→ North Sea Length 130 km Mouth Meuse Countries France, Belgium | |
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Country France, Belgium, Luxembourg Main source Near Differdange, Luxembourg
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The Chiers (Luxembourgish: Kuer, German: Korn) is a river in Luxembourg, Belgium and France. It is a right tributary of the Meuse. Its total length is about 130 kilometres (81 mi).
Map of La Chiers, Carignan, France
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.
Its main tributaries are the Loison and the Othain, along with smaller tributaries like the Aulnois.