Saône
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- For the commune in the Doubs department, France, see Saône, Doubs.
| Saône | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Origin | Lorraine |
| Mouth | Rhône |
| Basin countries | France, Switzerland |
| Length | 480 km |
| Source elevation | 400 m |
| Avg. discharge | 410 m³/s |
| Basin area | 29,950 km² |
Image:Three sights Lyon.JPG The Saône is a river of eastern France. It is a right tributary of the River Rhône. Rising at Vioménil in the Vosges department, it joins the Rhône in Lyon.
Départements - and major cities - traversed:
- Vosges (88) - Monthureux-sur-Saône
- Haute-Saône (70) - Gray
- Côte-d'Or (21) - Auxonne
- Saône-et-Loire (71) - Chalon-sur-Saône, Tournus, Mâcon
- Rhône (69) - Villefranche-sur-Saône, Caluire-et-Cuire, Lyon
- Ain (01) - Thoissey, Trévoux
Note: the names of two of these départements include that of the river.
Main tributaries, Right Bank (R) and Left Bank (L), downstream:
- Ognon (L) at Perrigny-sur-l'Ognon
- Tille (R) at Les Maillys
- Ouche (R) at Saint-Jean-de-Losne
- Doubs (L) at Verdun-sur-le-Doubs (in which flows the Loue)
- Dheune (R) at Allerey-sur-Saône
- Grosne (R) at Marnay
- Seille (L) at La Truchère
- Reyssouze (L) at Reyssouze
- Veyle (L) after Pont-de-Veyle
- Chalaronne (L) at Thoissey
- Morgon (R) at Villefranche-sur-Saône
- Azergues (R) at Anse (in which flows the Brévenne)
The name Saône derives from that of the Celtic river goddess Souconna. However, the recorded ancient name of the river was Arar.
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