Madeleine (river)

{{short description|River in France}}

{{Redirect|Madeleine River|the river in Quebec|Madeleine River (Saint-Camille Brook tributary)}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Madeleine

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| pushpin_map = France#France Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

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| mouth_location = Bourbeuse

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|47|35|36|N|6|58|29|E|region:FR|display=inline,title}}

| progression = Bourbeuse→ {{RAllan}}

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = France

| length = {{convert|25|km|abbr=on}}

| source1_elevation =

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|340|m|abbr=on}}

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| basin_size = {{convert|92|km2|abbr=on}}

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The Madeleine ({{IPA|fr|madlɛn|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-Madeleine.wav}}) is a river in north eastern France, in the Territoire de Belfort département. It is 25.4 km long,{{sandre|U2310500|La Madeleine}} 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.