Yonne (river)

The Yonne (French:) is a river in France, a left-bank tributary of the Seine. It is 292 km (181 mi) long. The river gives its name to the Yonnedépartement. It rises in the Nièvredépartement, in the Morvan hills near Château-Chinon. It flows into the river Seine at Montereau-Fault-Yonne.

The Yonne flows through the following départements and towns:

• Nièvre: Château-Chinon, Clamecy
• Yonne: Auxerre, Migennes, Joigny, Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, Sens
• Seine-et-Marne: Montereau-Fault-Yonne

The main tributaries of the Yonne are the Vanne, the Armançon, the Serein and the Cure.