The Alène () is a long

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...

in the

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.France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. Its source is at

Poil Poil () is a Communes of France, commune in the Nièvre Departments of France, department in central France. Geography The commune is part of the ''parc naturel régional du Morvan''. The river Alène has its source in the south-western part of t ...

, about west of the village, in the ''

parc naturel régional du Morvan Morvan Regional Natural Park (French: ''Parc naturel régional du Morvan'') is a protected area of woodlands, lakes and traditional farmland in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of central France. It covers a total area of and extends through f ...

''. It flows generally west. It is a

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of the

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, into which it flows at

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 . See a ...

, about east-northeast of

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 ...

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: *Nièvre:

, Millay, Luzy,

Fléty Fléty () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. Geography The river 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 nature ...

Avrée Avrée () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. Geography The river 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 nature ...

Sémelay Sémelay () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. The town of Sémelay belongs to the canton of Luzy and the arrondissement of Château-Chinon (Ville). Geography The river Alène The Alène () is a long river in the Niè ...

, Rémilly, Fours,

Thaix Thaix is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. Geography The river 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 ré ...

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