The Aron () is a long river in central France. It is a right tributary of the

Loire The Loire (, also ; ; oc, Léger, ; la, Liger) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world. With a length of , it drains , more than a fifth of France's land, while its average discharge is only half that of the Rhône ...

, which it meets at

Decize Decize is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. Geography The town is situated on a former island in the Loire ("en Loire assise") at the confluence of the Aron river. The right channel of the Loire was dammed up to reclaim land ...

. It flows through the department of

Nièvre Nièvre () is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, central-east France. Named after the river Nièvre, it had a population of 204,452 in 2019.Crux-la-Ville Crux-la-Ville is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. Demographics On 1 January 2019, the estimated population was 395. See also *Communes of the Nièvre department The following is a list of the 309 communes of the Nièvre ...

, about north-east of

Nevers Nevers ( , ; la, Noviodunum, later ''Nevirnum'' and ''Nebirnum'') is the prefecture of the Nièvre Departments of France, department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in central France. It was the principal city of the ...

. It flows in a southerly direction, through the towns of

Châtillon-en-Bazois Châtillon-en-Bazois is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. Demographics See also *Communes of the Nièvre department *Parc naturel régional du Morvan Morvan Regional Natural Park (French: ''Parc naturel régional du Morv ...

and

Cercy-la-Tour Cercy-la-Tour () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. Geography The village is located in the middle of the commune, where the river Alène joins the Aron. Demographics On 1 January 2019, the estimated population was . Se ...

, and empties into the Loire at

. For much of its length, from Châtillon-en-Bazois to Decize, the river flows parallel to the

Canal du Nivernais The Canal du Nivernais links the Loire with the Seine, following approximately the course of the river Yonne in a south to north direction. It first climbs northeast and north to cross the Morvan watershed, then roughly follows the course of the ...

. Among its tributaries is the

Alène The Alène () is a long river in the Nièvre department in central France. Its source is at Poil, about west of the village, in the ''parc naturel régional du Morvan''. It flows generally west. It is a left tributary of the Aron, into which i ...

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Rivers of France Rivers of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Rivers of Nièvre {{France-river-stub