Saône

The Saône (son) (Sona in Arpitan) is a river of eastern France. It is a right tributary of the River Rhône (Rôno in Arpitan, Ròse in Occitan). Rising at Vioménil in the Vosges department, it joins the Rhône in Lyon (Liyon).

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 Gallic river goddess Souconna. However, the recorded ancient name of the river was Arar.

References

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

External links

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