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The Sâne Morte (french: la Sâne Morte, the dead Sâne) 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 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
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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 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 drainag ...
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 ...
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''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 ...
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References

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