The Solnan () is a long

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 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 departments in eastern

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. Its source is at

Verjon Verjon (; frp, Vrejon) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Geography The Solnan has its source in the commune and forms part of its southwestern border. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department The follow ...

, in the Jura Mountains. It flows generally north-northwest. It is a

left 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 b ...

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. Dep ...

and the

Vallière Vallière (; oc, Valièra) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Banize, some southwes ...

Departments and communes along its course

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

Villemotier Villemotier (; frp, Lamotiér) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Geography The Solnan forms parts of the commune's eastern and western borders; it flows southwest through the eastern part of the commune and north throu ...

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 forms parts of the commune's western border. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department ...

Domsure Domsure () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Geography The Solnan 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 ...

Beaupont Beaupont () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Geography Beaupont is 28 km north of Bourg-en-Bresse and about 100 km from Lyon. The Solnan forms most of the commune's eastern border. The Sevron forms the commune's ...

, * Saône-et-Loire: Condal, Dommartin-lès-Cuiseaux,

Varennes-Saint-Sauveur Varennes-Saint-Sauveur is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Geography The Sevron flows northward through the middle of the commune, then flows into the Solnan, which forms ...

, 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