Saône

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For the commune in the Doubs department, France, see Saône, Doubs.
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Saône (Sona)
River
none The Saône in Lyon by night.
The Saône in Lyon by night.
Countries France, Switzerland
Source Vioménil
 - location Vosges, France
 - elevation 400 m (1,312 ft)
Mouth Rhône
 - location Lyon, France
Length 480 km (298 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 the Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste, the Basilica Notre Dame de Fourviere, and the Tour métallique de Fourvière
Scenic view of the banks of the Saône in Lyon, showing the Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste, the Basilica Notre Dame de Fourviere, and the Tour métallique de Fourvière

The Saône (IPA: [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:

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

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Coordinates: 45°44′N 4°50′E / 45.733, 4.833