Ailette (river)
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The Ailette is a 59.5 km (37 mi) long river
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

 in the Aisne
Aisne
Aisne is a department in the northern part of France named after the Aisne River.- History :Aisne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Île-de-France, Picardie, and Champagne.Most of the old...

 département, eastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

. Its source is at Sainte-Croix
Sainte-Croix, Aisne
Sainte-Croix is a commune in the Aisne départment in Picardy in northern France.-References:*...

. It flows generally west-northwest. It is a left tributary of the Oise into which it flows between Manicamp
Manicamp
Manicamp is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-Geography:The villages is located in the northwestern part of the commune, on the left bank of the river Ailette, which flows west through the northern part of the commune, then joins the Oise, which forms most of the...

 and Quierzy, 30 km (18.6 mi) northeast of Compiègne
Compiègne
Compiègne is a city in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.The city is located along the Oise River...

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On most of its course, it shares its valley with the Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne
Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne
The Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne is a summit level canal in northern France about 100km NNE of Paris. It connects the Canal latéral à l'Aisne at Abbécourt to the Canal latéral à l'Oise at Bourg-et-Comin...

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Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:
  • Aisne: Sainte-Croix
    Sainte-Croix, Aisne
    Sainte-Croix is a commune in the Aisne départment in Picardy in northern France.-References:*...

    , Corbeny
    Corbeny
    Corbeny is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-Geography:The river Ailette flows southward through the northwestern part of the commune....

    , Craonne
    Craonne
    Craonne is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-History:It was the site of the Napoleonic Battle of Craonne in 1814. The former town was totally destroyed by artillery in World War I and is now an arboretum; today's town was rebuilt in the 1920s.-References:*...

    , Bouconville-Vauclair
    Bouconville-Vauclair
    Bouconville-Vauclair is a commune in the department of Aisne in Picardy in northern France.-References:*...

    , Chermizy-Ailles
    Chermizy-Ailles
    Chermizy-Ailles is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-Geography:The river Ailette flows westward through the commune, then flows into the lac de l'Ailette, which forms part of the communes's western border.-References:*...

    , Neuville-sur-Ailette
    Neuville-sur-Ailette
    Neuville-sur-Ailette is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-References:*...

    , Cerny-en-Laonnois
    Cerny-en-Laonnois
    Cerny-en-Laonnois is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-Population:-References:*...

    , Chamouille
    Chamouille
    Chamouille is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France....

    , Pancy-Courtecon
    Pancy-Courtecon
    Pancy-Courtecon is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-References:*...

    , Colligis-Crandelain
    Colligis-Crandelain
    Colligis-Crandelain is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-References:*...

    , Trucy
    Trucy
    Trucy is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France....

    , Chevregny
    Chevregny
    Chevregny is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France....

    , Monampteuil
    Monampteuil
    Monampteuil is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France....

    , Filain
    Filain, Aisne
    Filain is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France....

    , Pargny-Filain
    Pargny-Filain
    Pargny-Filain is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-References:*...

    , Urcel
    Urcel
    Urcel is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France....

    , Chavignon
    Chavignon
    Chavignon is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France....

    , Royaucourt-et-Chailvet
    Royaucourt-et-Chailvet
    Royaucourt-et-Chailvet is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-Geography:The river Ailette forms small part of the commune's southern border.-References:*...

    , Chaillevois
    Chaillevois
    Chaillevois is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-Population:...

    , Merlieux-et-Fouquerolles
    Merlieux-et-Fouquerolles
    Merlieux-et-Fouquerolles is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-References:*...

    , Vaudesson
    Vaudesson
    Vaudesson is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France....

    , Pinon
    Pinon, Aisne
    Pinon is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-Population:...

    , Lizy
    Lizy
    Lizy is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France....

    , Anizy-le-Château
    Anizy-le-Château
    Anizy-le-Château is a commune in the department of Aisne in Picardy in northern France.-Population:-References:*...

    , Vauxaillon
    Vauxaillon
    Vauxaillon is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France....

    , Landricourt
    Landricourt, Aisne
    Landricourt is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France....

    , Leuilly-sous-Coucy
    Leuilly-sous-Coucy
    Leuilly-sous-Coucy is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-References:*...

    , Jumencourt
    Jumencourt
    Jumencourt is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France....

    , Crécy-au-Mont
    Crécy-au-Mont
    Crécy-au-Mont is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-References:*...

    , Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique
    Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique
    Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France. Its 1999 population for the commune was 995.-Geography:...

    , Pont-Saint-Mard
    Pont-Saint-Mard
    Pont-Saint-Mard is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-References:*...

    , Guny
    Guny
    Guny is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-History:In 858, Guny's village is given to the abbey of Notre-Dame of Soissons by Charles the Bold....

    , Champs
    Champs, Aisne
    Champs is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France....

    , Trosly-Loire
    Trosly-Loire
    Trosly-Loire is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-References:*...

    , Saint-Paul-aux-Bois
    Saint-Paul-aux-Bois
    Saint-Paul-aux-Bois is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-References:*...

    , Pierremande
    Pierremande
    Pierremande is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France....

    , Bichancourt
    Bichancourt
    Bichancourt is a commune in the department of Aisne in Picardy in northern France.-Geography:The river Oise forms part of the commune's northern border; one of its tributaries, the Ailette, forms all of the commune's southwestern border....

    , Manicamp
    Manicamp
    Manicamp is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-Geography:The villages is located in the northwestern part of the commune, on the left bank of the river Ailette, which flows west through the northern part of the commune, then joins the Oise, which forms most of the...

    , Quierzy
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