The Veyle (; frp, Vêla) is a long

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in the

Ain Ain (, ; frp, En) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where ...

department in eastern

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. Its source is in Chalamont. It flows generally northwest. It is a

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of the

Saône The Saône ( , ; frp, Sona; lat, Arar) is a river in eastern France. It is a right tributary of the Rhône, rising at Vioménil in the Vosges department and joining the Rhône in Lyon, at the southern end of the Presqu'île. The name deri ...

, into which it flows between

Grièges Grièges (; frp, Grièjo) is a Communes of France, commune in the Ain Departments of France, department in eastern France. Geography The Veyle forms most of the commune's northern border, then flows into the Saône, which forms the commune's ...

and

Crottet Crottet (; frp, Crotèt) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Geography The Veyle forms the commune's southwestern border, then flows into the Saône. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department The following ...

, near

Mâcon Mâcon (), historically anglicised as Mascon, is a city in east-central France. It is the prefecture of the department of Saône-et-Loire in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Mâcon is home to near 34,000 residents, who are referred to in French as M� ...

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: * Chalamont, Châtenay,

Dompierre-sur-Veyle Dompierre-sur-Veyle (, literally ''Dompierre on Veyle'') is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Geography The Veyle forms part of the commune's southwestern border, then flows north through the middle of the commune. Popula ...

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, Servas, Saint-André-sur-Vieux-Jonc, Péronnas, Saint-Rémy, Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg,

Buellas Buellas (; frp, Bouèla) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Geography Buellas is located between the plain of Bresse and the plateau of Dombes. The Veyle forms the commune's northeastern border. Population Sights * P ...

Polliat Polliat () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Geography The Veyle flows west through the southern part of the commune. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department The following is a list of the 393 communes o ...

, Mézériat,

Vonnas Vonnas (; frp, Vonâs) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Vonnas has a famous restaurant with three stars in the Guide Michelin, the Hotel Restaurant Georges Blanc. Geography The Veyle forms part of the commune's northea ...

Saint-Julien-sur-Veyle Saint-Julien-sur-Veyle (, literally ''Saint-Julien on Veyle'') is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Geography The Veyle forms part of the commune's northern border. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department ...

Biziat Biziat () is a Communes of France, commune in the Ain Departments of France, department in eastern France. Geography The Veyle forms most of the commune's northeastern border. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department References< ...

Perrex Perrex () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Geography The Veyle forms most of the commune's western border. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department The following is a list of the 393 communes of the Ain ...

Saint-Jean-sur-Veyle Saint-Jean-sur-Veyle (, literally ''Saint-Jean on Veyle'') is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Geography The Veyle flows northwest through the southern part of the commune. Population See also *Communes of the Ain depar ...

Pont-de-Veyle Pont-de-Veyle (, literally ''Bridge of Veyle'') is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Geography The Veyle flows west through the middle of the commune. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department *List of medieval ...

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