Chalaronne | |
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The Chalaronne at Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne
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Country | France |
Basin features | |
Main source | Lapeyrouse 280 m (920 ft) 45°58′04″N 04°59′54″E / 45.96778°N 4.99833°E |
River mouth |
Saône 170 m (560 ft) 46°09′54″N 04°47′31″E / 46.16500°N 4.79194°ECoordinates: 46°09′54″N 04°47′31″E / 46.16500°N 4.79194°E |
Progression | Saône→ Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea |
Basin size | 175 km2 (68 sq mi) |
Physical characteristics | |
Length | 52 km (32 mi) |
Discharge |
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The Chalaronne (French: la Chalaronne) is a 52 km (32 mi) long river in the Ain département, eastern France. Its source is at Lapeyrouse, in the Dombes. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Saône into which it flows between Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne and Thoissey.
This list is ordered from source to mouth: Lapeyrouse, Birieux, Villars-les-Dombes, Bouligneux, La Chapelle-du-Châtelard, Marlieux, Saint-Germain-sur-Renon, Sandrans, Romans, Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne, L'Abergement-Clémenciat, Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne, Saint-Étienne-sur-Chalaronne, Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne, Thoissey,