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The Saône (Sona in Arpitan) is a river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 of eastern France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. It is a right tributary
Tributary

A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a Mainstem river. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea. Tributaries and the mainstem river serve to drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater by leading the water out into an ocean or some other large body of water....
 of the River Rhône
Rhône River

The Rhone, or the Rh?ne is one of the major rivers of Europe, originating in Switzerland and running from there through the south-eastern corner of France....
 (Rôno in Arpitan, Ròse in Occitan). Rising at Vioménil
Vioménil

Viom?nil is a commune in France of the Vosges d?partement in France, in France....
 in the Vosges
Vosges

This article is about the department of France named Vosges. For the mountain range, see Vosges Mountains.Vosges is a France departments of France, named after the local Vosges Mountains....
 department, it joins the Rhône in Lyon
Lyon

||-||}Lyon, also known as Lyons in English, is a city in east-central France. Its name is pronounced in French language and Franco-Proven?al language, and or in English language....
 (Liyon).

Départements
Départements of France

In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies, a department is an administrative division roughly analogous to an Districts of England, a Counties of the United States or a Regions and districts of Scotland....
 - 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:

The name Saône derives from that of the Gallic
Celtic mythology

Celts mythology is the mythology of Celtic polytheism, apparently the religion of the Iron Age Celts. Like other Iron Age Europeans, the early Celts maintained a polytheistic mythology and religious structure....
 river goddess Souconna
Souconna (mythology)

Souconna is a Celtic polytheism , the deity of the river Saone at Chalon-sur-Saone, to whom epigraphic invocation was made....
.






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The Saône (Sona in Arpitan) is a river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 of eastern France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. It is a right tributary
Tributary

A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a Mainstem river. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea. Tributaries and the mainstem river serve to drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater by leading the water out into an ocean or some other large body of water....
 of the River Rhône
Rhône River

The Rhone, or the Rh?ne is one of the major rivers of Europe, originating in Switzerland and running from there through the south-eastern corner of France....
 (Rôno in Arpitan, Ròse in Occitan). Rising at Vioménil
Vioménil

Viom?nil is a commune in France of the Vosges d?partement in France, in France....
 in the Vosges
Vosges

This article is about the department of France named Vosges. For the mountain range, see Vosges Mountains.Vosges is a France departments of France, named after the local Vosges Mountains....
 department, it joins the Rhône in Lyon
Lyon

||-||}Lyon, also known as Lyons in English, is a city in east-central France. Its name is pronounced in French language and Franco-Proven?al language, and or in English language....
 (Liyon).

Départements
Départements of France

In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies, a department is an administrative division roughly analogous to an Districts of England, a Counties of the United States or a Regions and districts of Scotland....
 - and major cities - traversed:
  • Vosges
    Vosges

    This article is about the department of France named Vosges. For the mountain range, see Vosges Mountains.Vosges is a France departments of France, named after the local Vosges Mountains....
     (88) - Monthureux-sur-Saône
    Monthureux-sur-Saône

    Monthureux-sur-Sa?ne is a village and Communes of the Vosges department in the Vosges departments of France of northeastern France....
  • Haute-Saône
    Haute-Saône

    Haute-Sa?ne is a France departments of France of the Franche-Comt? R?gions in France, named after the Sa?ne River....
     (70) - Gray
    Gray, Haute-Saône

    Gray is a town, a Communes of France, in the eastern France Departments of France of Haute-Sa?ne....
  • Côte-d'Or
    Côte-d'Or

    C?te-d'Or is a departments of France in the eastern part of France....
     (21) - Auxonne
    Auxonne

    Auxonne is a commune in France in the C?te-d'Or Departments of France in Bourgogne in eastern France.Auxonne is one of the sites containing the defensive structures of Vauban, clearly seen from the train bridge as it enters the Auxonne SNCF train station on the Dijon - Besan?on train line....
  • Saône-et-Loire
    Saône-et-Loire

    Sa?ne-et-Loire is a France departments of France, named after the Sa?ne River and the Loire River rivers between which it lies....
     (71) - Chalon-sur-Saône
    Chalon-sur-Saône

    Chalon-sur-Sa?ne is a town and communes of France in central France, in the Sa?ne-et-Loire departments of France, of which it is a Subprefectures in France....
    , Tournus
    Tournus

    Tournus is a commune in France of the Sa?ne-et-Loire d?partement in France, in east-central France....
    , Mâcon
    Macon

    Macon may refer to:...
  • Rhône
    Rhône (département)

    Rh?ne is a French Departments of France located in the central Eastern Regions of France of Rh?ne-Alpes. It is named after the Rh?ne River....
     (69) - Villefranche-sur-Saône
    Villefranche-sur-Saône

    Villefranche-sur-Sa?ne is a town and commune in France in the Rh?ne d?partement in France of the Rh?ne-Alpes r?gion in France of east-central France, one mile west of the Sa?ne River....
    , Caluire-et-Cuire
    Caluire-et-Cuire

    Caluire-et-Cuire is a town and Communes of France in the Rh?ne Departments of France and Rh?ne-Alpes Regions of France of France. It is the third-largest suburb of the city of Lyon, and lies adjacent to its north side....
    , Lyon
    Lyon

    ||-||}Lyon, also known as Lyons in English, is a city in east-central France. Its name is pronounced in French language and Franco-Proven?al language, and or in English language....
  • Ain
    Ain

    Ain is a Departments of France named after the Ain River on the eastern edge of France. Being part of the region Rh?ne-Alpes and bordered by the rivers Sa?ne and Rh?ne, the department of Ain enjoys a privileged geographic situation....
     (01) - Thoissey
    Thoissey

    Thoissey is a Communes of France in the Ain Departments of France in eastern France....
    , Trévoux
    Trévoux

    Tr?voux is a Communes of France in the Ain Departments of France in eastern France.It is a suburb of Lyon....


Note: the names of two of these départements include that of the river.

Main tributaries, Right Bank (R) and Left Bank (L), downstream:
  • Ognon
    Ognon (Franche-Comté)

    The Ognon is a river of eastern France. It is a left tributary of the Sa?ne, which it joins in Pontailler-sur-Sa?ne. Its source is in the Vosges mountains near the Ballon d'Alsace....
     (L) at Perrigny-sur-l'Ognon
    Perrigny-sur-l'Ognon

    Perrigny-sur-l'Ognon is a village and Communes of the C?te-d'Or department in the C?te-d'Or Departments of France in eastern France....
  • Tille
    Tille River

    The Tille is a 83 km long river of eastern France , right tributary of the Sa?ne. It is formed by the confluence of three small streams near Cussey-les-Forges, on the Plateau of Langres....
     (R) at Les Maillys
    Les Maillys

    Les Maillys is a Communes of the C?te-d'Or department in the C?te-d'Or Departments of France in eastern France....
  • Ouche
    Ouche

    The Ouche is a river in the C?te-d'Or departments of France in eastern France. It is a right tributary of the Sa?ne, which it joins in ?chenon. Its source is in Lusigny-sur-Ouche....
     (R) at Saint-Jean-de-Losne
    Saint-Jean-de-Losne

    Saint-Jean-de-Losne is a Communes of France in the C?te-d'Or Departments of France in eastern France. It is about southeast of Dijon....
  • Doubs
    Doubs River

    The Doubs is a 453 km long river in eastern France and western Switzerland, left tributary of the Sa?ne. Its source is near Mouthe in the western Jura mountains....
     (L) at Verdun-sur-le-Doubs
    Verdun-sur-le-Doubs

    Verdun-sur-le-Doubs is a small market-town and Communes of France in the Sa?ne-et-Loire Departments of France, in France.It is located in southern Burgundy at the confluence Doubs/Sa?ne in the Bresse plain, near Beaune and Chalon-sur-Sa?ne....
     (in which flows the Loue
    Loue

    The Loue is a river of eastern France, a left tributary of the Doubs River, which it joins downstream of Dole, Jura. Its source is a karstic spring in the Jura mountains near Ouhans, which at least partly receives its water from the Doubs....
    )
  • Dheune (R) at Allerey-sur-Saône
    Allerey-sur-Saône

    Allerey-sur-Sa?ne is a Communes of France in the Sa?ne-et-Loire Departments of France in the Bourgogne in eastern France....
  • Grosne
    Grosne River

    The Grosne is a long river in the Rh?ne and Sa?ne-et-Loire departments of France, central eastern France. Its source is near Saint-Bonnet-des-Bruy?res....
     (R) at Marnay
    Marnay, Saône-et-Loire

    Marnay is a Communes of France in the Sa?ne-et-Loire Departments of France, in the France Regions of France of Bourgogne.Demographics...
  • Seille
    Seille (Saône)

    The Seille is a river originating in the Jura mountains in France. It is a left tributary of the Sa?ne, joining it in the Commune in France of La Truch?re, in Sa?ne-et-Loire....
     (L) at La Truchère
    La Truchère

    La Truch?re is a Communes of France in the Sa?ne-et-Loire Departments of France, in the France Regions of France of Bourgogne....
  • Reyssouze
    Reyssouze River

    The Reyssouze is a river in the Ain departments of France in eastern France. It is a left tributary of the Sa?ne, which it joins near Pont-de-Vaux....
     (L) at Reyssouze
    Reyssouze

    Reyssouze is a Communes of France in the Ain Departments of France in eastern France....
  • Veyle (L) after Pont-de-Veyle
    Pont-de-Veyle

    Pont-de-Veyle is a Communes of France in the Ain Departments of France in eastern France....
  • Chalaronne (L) at Thoissey
    Thoissey

    Thoissey is a Communes of France in the Ain Departments of France in eastern France....
  • Morgon (R) at Villefranche-sur-Saône
    Villefranche-sur-Saône

    Villefranche-sur-Sa?ne is a town and commune in France in the Rh?ne d?partement in France of the Rh?ne-Alpes r?gion in France of east-central France, one mile west of the Sa?ne River....
  • Azergues
    Azergues

    The Azergues is a river in the Rh?ne department, in eastern France. It is a right tributary of the Sa?ne, which it joins in Anse. Its source is in the Beaujolais hills, near Ch?nelette....
     (R) at Anse
    Anse

    Anse is a Communes of France in the Rh?ne Departments of France in eastern France. It is situated on the river Sa?ne, approx. 7 km south of Villefranche-sur-Sa?ne ....
     (in which flows the Brévenne)


The name Saône derives from that of the Gallic
Celtic mythology

Celts mythology is the mythology of Celtic polytheism, apparently the religion of the Iron Age Celts. Like other Iron Age Europeans, the early Celts maintained a polytheistic mythology and religious structure....
 river goddess Souconna
Souconna (mythology)

Souconna is a Celtic polytheism , the deity of the river Saone at Chalon-sur-Saone, to whom epigraphic invocation was made....
. However, the recorded ancient name of the river was Arar.

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