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Saône
River in eastern France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Saone (disambiguation).
The Saône (/soʊn/ SOHN, French: [son];[1] Arpitan: Sona; Latin: Arar) is a river in eastern France. It is a right tributary of the Rhône, rising at Vioménil in the Vosges department and joining the Rhône in Lyon, at the southern end of the Presqu'île.
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Saône | |
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![]() The Saône in Lyon | |
![]() Course of the Saône | |
Native name | Sona (Arpitan) |
Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Vioménil |
• location | Vosges |
• coordinates | 48.094444°N 6.181944°E / 48.094444; 6.181944 |
• elevation | 392 m (1,286 ft) |
Mouth | Rhône |
• location | Lyon, France |
• coordinates | 45°43′39″N 4°49′4″E |
• elevation | 158 m (518 ft) |
Length | 473 km (294 mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 410 m3/s (14,000 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea |
Tributaries | |
• left | Doubs, Lanterne |
• right | Azergues, Morgon |
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The name Saône derives from that of the Gallic river goddess Souconna, which has also been connected with a local Celtic tribe, the Sequanes. Monastic copyists progressively transformed Souconna to Saoconna, which ultimately gave rise to Saône. The other recorded ancient names for the river were Brigoulus and Arar.