Solnan

River in eastern France

Solnan

Location
Country| France
Physical characteristics
Source|
• location| Verjon
• coordinates| 46°20′33″N 05°21′34″E﻿ / ﻿46.34250°N 5.35944°E﻿ / 46.34250; 5.35944
• elevation| 235 m (771 ft)
Mouth|

• location

| Seille

• coordinates

| 46°37′45″N 05°13′05″E﻿ / ﻿46.62917°N 5.21806°E﻿ / 46.62917; 5.21806

• elevation

| 177 m (581 ft)
Length| 61.6 km (38.3 mi)
Basin size| 680 km2 (260 sq mi)
Discharge|
• average| 13 m3/s (460 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression| Seille→ Saône→ Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea

The Solnan (French pronunciation: [sɔlnɑ̃]) is a 61.6-kilometre (38.3 mi) long river in the Ain and Saône-et-Loire departments in eastern France.[1] Its source is at Verjon, in the Jura Mountains. It flows generally north-northwest. It is a left tributary of the Seille, into which it flows at Louhans.

Its main tributaries are the Sevron and the Vallière.

## Departments and communes along its course

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This list is ordered from source to mouth:

* Ain: Verjon, Villemotier, Bény, Salavre, Coligny, Pirajoux, Domsure, Beaupont,
* Saône-et-Loire: Condal, Dommartin-lès-Cuiseaux, Varennes-Saint-Sauveur, Frontenaud, Sainte-Croix, Bruailles, La Chapelle-Naude, Louhans,

## References

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1. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Solnan (U34-0430)".

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