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Yonne (river)

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Country
  
France

Progression
  
Seine→ English Channel

Discharge
  
95 m³/s

Mouth
  
Seine

Basin size
  
10,887 km2 (4,203 sq mi)

River mouth
  
Seine

Length
  
292 km

Source
  
Morvan

Main source
  
Morvan; 730 m (2,400 ft)

Bridges
  
Pont de Cravant

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The Yonne is a river in France, left tributary of the Seine. It is 292 kilometres (181 mi) long. The river gives its name to the Yonne département. It rises in the Nièvre département, in the Morvan hills near Château-Chinon. It flows into the river Seine in Montereau-Fault-Yonne.

Map of Yonne, France

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.

    References

    Yonne (river) Wikipedia