Saône

The Sa?ne is a river of eastern France. It is a tributary of the River Rh?ne. Rising at Viom?nil in the Vosges, it joins the Rh?ne at Lyon.

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:Length: 480 km

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:Hydrographic basin: 29,950 km?

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:Average flow: 410 m?/s

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D?partements - and major cities - traversed:

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• Vosges (88)
• Haute-Sa?ne (70)
• C?te-d'Or (21)
• Sa?ne-et-Loire (71) - Chalon-sur-Sa?ne, M?con
• Rh?ne (69) - Villefranche-sur-Sa?ne, Caluire, Lyon

Note: the names of two of these d?partements include that of the river.

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Main tributaries:

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• Brevenne
• Doubs
• Ouche
• Reyssouze
• Tille

The name Sa?ne derives from that of the Celtic river goddess Souconna. However, the recorded ancient name of the river was Arar.

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River: :For the Second World War frigate class, see River class frigate. For the state of Nigeria, see Rivers State....

France: The French Republic or France (: R?publique fran?aise or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents....

Vosges: Vosges is a French d?partement, named after the Vosges mountain range....




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