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Saône
The Saône is a river of eastern France. It is a tributary of the River Rhône. Rising at Vioménil in the Vosges, it joins the Rhône at Lyon.
- Length: 480 km
- Hydrographic basin: 29,950 km²
- Average flow: 410 m³/s
Départements - and major cities - traversed:
- Vosges (88)
- Haute-Saône (70)
- Côte-d'Or (21)
- Saône-et-Loire (71) - Chalon-sur-Saône, Mâcon
- Rhône (69) - Villefranche-sur-Saône , Caluire , Lyon
Note: the names of two of these départements include that of the river.
Main tributaries:
- Brevenne
- Doubs
- Ouche
- Reyssouze
- Tille
The name Saône derives from that of the Celtic river goddess Souconna.
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Saône is also a commune in the French département of Doubs.
Last updated: 06-02-2005 17:58:35
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