The Solnan () is a long

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the ...

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 ...

and

Saône-et-Loire Saône-et-Loire (; Arpitan: ''Sona-et-Lêre'') is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France. It is named after the rivers Saône and Loire, between which it lies, in the country's central-eastern part. Saône-et-Loire is ...

departments in eastern

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. Its source is at Verjon, in the

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. It flows generally north-northwest. It is a

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of the Seille into which it flows at

Louhans Louhans () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

. Its main tributaries are the

Sevron The Sevron () is a long river in the Ain and Saône-et-Loire departments, eastern France. Its source is in Meillonnas. It flows generally north-northwest. It is a left tributary of the Solnan, into which it flows at Varennes-Saint-Sauveur. ...

and the Vallière.

Departments and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: * Ain: Verjon,

Villemotier Villemotier (; frp, Lamotiér) is a commune in the Ain department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrativ ...

Bény Bény () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Geography The ''bief du Lignon'' forms the commune's southeastern border, then flows into the Solnan, which forms most of its northeastern border. The Sevron flows northwest thr ...

, Salavre, Coligny,

Pirajoux Pirajoux () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Geography The Solnan forms most of the commune's eastern border. The Sevron The Sevron () is a long river in the Ain and Saône-et-Loire departments, eastern France. It ...

, Domsure, Beaupont, * Saône-et-Loire:

Condal Condal () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Geography The Solnan The Solnan () is a long river in the Ain and Saône-et-Loire departments in eastern France. Its source ...

Dommartin-lès-Cuiseaux Dommartin-lès-Cuiseaux (, literally ''Dommartin near Cuiseaux'') is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country ...

, Varennes-Saint-Sauveur, Frontenaud, Sainte-Croix, Bruailles, La Chapelle-Naude,

Louhans Louhans () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

References

Rivers of France Rivers of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rivers of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Rivers of Ain Rivers of Saône-et-Loire {{France-river-stub