Saône

Coordinates: 45°43′39″N 4°49′4″E / 45.7275°N 4.81778°E / 45.7275; 4.81778 Saône (Sona) River The Saône in Lyon by night. Countries France, Switzerland Source Vioménil  - location Vosges Mouth Rhône  - location Lyon, France  - coordinates 45°43′39″N 4°49′4″E / 45.7275°N 4.81778°E / 45.7275; 4.81778 Length 473 km (294 mi) Area 29,950 km2 (11,564 sq mi) Discharge  - average 410 m3/s (14,479 cu ft/s)

Scenic view of the banks of the Saône in Lyon, showing Lyon Cathedral, the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, and the Tour métallique de Fourvière

The Saône (French pronunciation: [son]; Arpitan Sona) 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.

The name Saône derives from that of the Gallic river goddess Souconna. The recorded ancient name of the river was Arar.

Departments and major cities traversed:

• Vosges: Monthureux-sur-Saône
• Haute-Saône: Gray
• Côte-d'Or: Auxonne
• Saône-et-Loire: Chalon-sur-Saône, Tournus, Mâcon
• Rhône: Villefranche-sur-Saône, Caluire-et-Cuire, Lyon
• Ain: Thoissey, Trévoux

Main tributaries, Right Bank (R) and Left Bank (L), downstream:

• Côney (L) at Corre
• 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)

References

• http://www.geoportail.fr
• The Saône at the Sandre database

External links

• Waterways in France
• Saone.org : French cruising river

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