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 central
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 ...
, 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
Loing
The Loing () is a long river in central France, a left tributary of the Seine.
Its source is in Sainte-Colombe-sur-Loing, in the southwestern of the department of Yonne, and it flows into the Seine in Saint-Mammès, near Moret-sur-Loing.
Its ma ...
.
Its source is near the small town of
Ouanne
Ouanne () is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France,Auxerre
Auxerre ( , ) is the capital of the Yonne department and the fourth-largest city in Burgundy. Auxerre's population today is about 35,000; the urban area (''aire d'attraction'') comprises roughly 113,000 inhabitants. Residents of Auxerre are r ...
. It flows generally northwest, and joins the Loing in
Conflans-sur-Loing
Conflans-sur-Loing (, literally ''Conflans on Loing'') is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.
See also
* Communes of the Loiret department
The following is the list of the 325 communes of the Loiret department of Fran ...
, near Amilly.
It crosses the following departments and towns:
*
Yonne
Yonne () is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France. It is named after the river Yonne, which flows through it, in the country's north-central part. One of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté's eight constituent departments, it is lo ...
:
Ouanne
Ouanne () is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France,Leugny,
Moulins-sur-Ouanne
Moulins-sur-Ouanne (, literally ''Moulins on Ouanne'') is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.
Geography
The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the right bank of the Ouanne, which flow ...
,
Toucy
Toucy () is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France, in the historical region of Puisaye.
Personalities
Toucy was the birthplace and hometown of Pierre Larousse, lexicographer and founder of the publi ...
Saint-Denis-sur-Ouanne
Saint-Denis-sur-Ouanne is a former commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Charny-Orée-de-Puisaye.Malicorne, Saint-Martin-sur-Ouanne, Charny,
Chêne-Arnoult
Chêne-Arnoult is a former commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Charny-Orée-de-Puisaye.Loiret
Loiret (; ) is a department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of north-central France. It takes its name from the river Loiret, which is contained wholly within the department. In 2019, Loiret had a population of 680,434.
Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Saint-Germain-des-Prés () is one of the four administrative quarters of the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France, located around the church of the former Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Its official borders are the River Seine on the north ...
,
Conflans-sur-Loing
Conflans-sur-Loing (, literally ''Conflans on Loing'') is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.
See also
* Communes of the Loiret department
The following is the list of the 325 communes of the Loiret department of Fran ...