The Sâne Morte (french: la Sâne Morte, the dead Sâne) is a long
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater
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in the
Ain 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 ...
''
départements'', eastern
France
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.
Its source is at
Foissiat
Foissiat () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
Geography
The Sâne Morte has its source in the commune.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Ain department
The following is a list of the 393 communes of the Ain dep ...
. It flows generally north-northwest. It is a
right tributary
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of the
Sâne Vive
The Sâne Vive (french: la Sâne Vive), or Sâne, is a long river in the Ain and Saône-et-Loire ''départements'', eastern France. Its source is at Lescheroux. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Seille into which it flo ...
into which it flows at
Ménetreuil
Ménetreuil is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Geography
The Sâne Morte forms most of the commune's northern border, flows southwest through the western part of the commune ...
.
''Départements'' and communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth:
* Ain:
Foissiat
Foissiat () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
Geography
The Sâne Morte has its source in the commune.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Ain department
The following is a list of the 393 communes of the Ain dep ...
,
Lescheroux,
Cormoz,
Saint-Nizier-le-Bouchoux
Saint-Nizier-le-Bouchoux () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
Geography
The Sâne Morte forms the commune's eastern border.
The Sâne Vive flows north through the western part of the commune and forms part of its north ...
,
* Saône-et-Loire:
Varennes-Saint-Sauveur,
* Ain:
Curciat-Dongalon,
* Saône-et-Loire:
Montpont-en-Bresse
Montpont-en-Bresse (, literally ''Montpont in Bresse'') is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Geography
The Sâne Morte forms the commune's south-eastern border. The Sâne Vive ...
,
Sainte-Croix,
La Chapelle-Naude
La Chapelle-Naude () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Geography
The Solnan forms the commune's northeastern border.
The Sâne Morte forms part of the commune's southeaste ...
,
Sornay,
Bantanges
Bantanges () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Geography
The commune lies on the plain of Bresse in the east of the department.
The Seille forms the commune's northwest ...
,
Ménetreuil
Ménetreuil is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Geography
The Sâne Morte forms most of the commune's northern border, flows southwest through the western part of the commune ...
,
References
Rivers of France
Rivers of Ain
Rivers of Saône-et-Loire
Rivers of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Rivers of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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