Sâne Morte

46°22′32″N 05°11′22″E / 46.37556°N 5.18944°E / 46.37556; 5.18944 • elevation220 m (720 ft) Mouth Sâne Vive46°34′30″N 05°05′38″E / 46.57500°N 5.09389°E / 46.57500; 5.09389175 m (574 ft)Length54.6 km (33.9 mi)Basin featuresProgressionSâne Vive→ Seille→ Saône→ Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea

The Sâne Morte (French: la Sâne Morte, the dead Sâne) is a 54.6-kilometre (33.9 mi) long river in the Ain and Saône-et-Loire départements, eastern France.^[1] Its source is at Foissiat. It flows generally north-northwest. It is a right tributary of the Sâne Vive into which it flows at Ménetreuil.

Départements and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

• Ain: Foissiat, Lescheroux, Cormoz, Saint-Nizier-le-Bouchoux,
• Saône-et-Loire: Varennes-Saint-Sauveur,
• Ain: Curciat-Dongalon,
• Saône-et-Loire: Montpont-en-Bresse, Sainte-Croix, La Chapelle-Naude, Sornay, Bantanges, Ménetreuil,

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