Saône

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Saône
The Saône in Lyon by night.
The Saône in Lyon by night.
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
Scenic view of the banks of the Saône in Lyon, showing the Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste, the Basilica Notre Dame de Fourviere, and the Tour métallique de Fourvière
Scenic view of the banks of the Saône in Lyon, showing the Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste, the Basilica Notre Dame de Fourviere, and the Tour métallique de Fourvière

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:

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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