Saône
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Summary
Saône is a river[1]. Saône ranks in the top 1% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,953 views/month, #136 of 13,643).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: France[3]
- Named after: Souconna[4]
- Basin country: France[5]
- Commons category: Saône[6]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Rhône[7]
- Origin of the watercourse: Vioménil[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Saône[9]
- Tributary: Doubs[10], Tille[11], Bèze[12], Vingeanne[13], Reyssouze[14], Ouche[15], Ognon[16], Lanterne river[17], Amance[18], Apance[19], Azergues[20], Chalaronne[21], Durgeon[22], Côney[23]
- Category for the water basin: Category:Saône basin[24]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[25], Pauly–Wissowa[26], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[27], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[29], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[30]
- Native label: Saône[31]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Saône include Chalon-sur-Saône[32], a commune of France[33], in France[34]; Saône-et-Loire[35], a department of France[36], in France[37], founded in 1790[38]; Haute-Saône[39], a department of France[40], in France[41], founded in 1790[42]; Villefranche-sur-Saône[43], a commune of France[44], in France[45]; Neuville-sur-Saône[46], a commune of France[47], in France[48]; Montmerle-sur-Saône[49], a commune of France[50], in France[51]; Port-sur-Saône[52], a commune of France[53], in France[54]; and Fontaines-sur-Saône[55], a commune of France[56], in France[57].
Why It Matters
Saône has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] Saône is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
Entities named for Saône include Chalon-sur-Saône[32], a commune of France[33], in France[34]; Saône-et-Loire[35], a department of France[36], in France[37], founded in 1790[38]; Haute-Saône[39], a department of France[40], in France[41], founded in 1790[42]; Villefranche-sur-Saône[43], a commune of France[44], in France[45]; Neuville-sur-Saône[46], a commune of France[47], in France[48]; and Montmerle-sur-Saône[49], a commune of France[50], in France[51].