The Lignon (french: le Lignon) is a long

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in the

Ardèche Ardèche (; oc, Ardecha; frp, Ardecha) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. It is named after the river Ardèche and had a population of 328,278 as of 2019.département In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities"), between the regions of France, admin ...

'', southern

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. Its source is at

La Souche La Souche (; oc, La Socha) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France. Geography The commune is located in the '' Parc naturel régional des Monts d'Ardèche'' east of Aubenas Aubenas (; oc, Aubenàs) is a commune in t ...

, in the '' Parc naturel régional des Monts d'Ardèche''. It flows generally east-northeast. It is a

right tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...

of the

Ardèche Ardèche (; oc, Ardecha; frp, Ardecha) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. It is named after the river Ardèche and had a population of 328,278 as of 2019.Meyras Meyras is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Amer ...

and

Pont-de-Labeaume Pont-de-Labeaume (; oc, Pònt de La Bauma) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France. Geography The river Lignon forms small part of the commune's western border, then joins the Ardèche, which flows east through the commune. ...

Communes along its course

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

Jaujac Jaujac () is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Am ...

Fabras Fabras is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France. Geography The river Lignon forms all of the commune's western border; the river Ardèche forms small part of its northeastern border. Population Personalities Colette Bonzo ...

Meyras Meyras is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Amer ...

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Rivers of France Rivers of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rivers of Ardèche {{France-river-stub