FrancophonIA/Vikidia-EnFr huggingface dataset:
The Saône is a river in eastern France. It is a right tributary of the Rhône river. It starts in the Vosges department amd joins the Rhône in the city of Lyon.

Two French departments has the name of the river in their names: Haute-Saône and Saône-et-Loire, both in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.

The Saône river has a length of 480 km (298.3 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of 29,950 km2 (11,564 sq mi).[1]

Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 470 m3/s (17,000 cu ft/s) at Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or in the Metropolitan Lyon.[2]

Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or (13 years)[2]

The Saône river starts  in the commune of Vioménil in the Vosges department, at an altitude of about 405 m (1,329 ft).[3] The river flows in general to the south-southwest.

The Saône river flows through the 3 regions and 6 departments. It flows through the following communes, among others:[1]

The Saône river flows into the Rhône river as a right tributary in the city of Lyon.[4]

The main tributaries, over 40 km long,  of the Saône river are:[1]

Left tributaries:





Right tributaries:

The source of the Saône in Vioménil.

The Saône in Gray.

View over the Saône, Lyon.

The Saône river in Lyon by night.

Confluence of Saône and Doubs rivers.