Solnan

46°20′33″N 05°21′34″E / 46.34250°N 5.35944°E / 46.34250; 5.35944 • elevation235 m (771 ft) Mouth Seille46°37′45″N 05°13′05″E / 46.62917°N 5.21806°E / 46.62917; 5.21806177 m (581 ft)Length61.6 km (38.3 mi)Basin size680 km² (260 sq mi)Discharge  • average13 m³/s (460 cu ft/s) Basin featuresProgressionSeille→ 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

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,

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