Madeleine (river)

The Madeleine is a river in north eastern France, in the Territoire de Belfort département. It is 25.4 km long, and its basin area is 92 km2.

It begins in the Vosges mountains, near the commune of Lamadeleine-Val-des-Anges. It joins the river Saint-Nicolas in the village Bretagne at 340 m above sea level to form the river Bourbeuse. The river Bourbeuse is a tributary to the river Allan, which is a tributary to the river Doubs.

The Madeleine river flows through the communes of Étueffont, Anjoutey, Bourg-sous-Châtelet, Bethonvilliers, Lacollonge, Fontenelle, Petit-Croix and Novillard.

It is also a fishing area. The confluence with the Saint-Nicolas is in a marshy area.