The Ouanne () is an long
river
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in central
France
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, a
right tributary
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of the
Loing.
Its source is near the small town of
Ouanne, about southwest of
Auxerre
Auxerre ( , , Burgundian language (Oïl), Burgundian: ''Auchoirre'') is the capital (Prefectures in France, prefecture) of the Yonne Departments of France, department and the fourth-largest city in the Burgundy historical region southeast of Par ...
. It flows generally northwest, and joins the Loing in
Conflans-sur-Loing, near
Amilly.
It crosses the following departments and towns:
*
Yonne
Yonne (, in Burgundian: ''Ghienne'') is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France. It is named after the river Yonne, which flows through it, in the country's north-central part. One of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté's eight con ...
:
Ouanne,
Leugny,
Moulins-sur-Ouanne,
Toucy,
Dracy,
Villiers-Saint-Benoît,
Grandchamp,
Saint-Denis-sur-Ouanne,
Malicorne,
Saint-Martin-sur-Ouanne,
Charny,
Chêne-Arnoult
*
Loiret
Loiret (; ) is a department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of north-central France. It takes its name from the river Loiret, which is contained wholly within the department. In 2019, Loiret had a population of 680,434. :
Douchy,
Triguères,
Château-Renard,
Gy-les-Nonains,
Saint-Germain-des-Prés,
Conflans-sur-Loing
References
Rivers of France
Rivers of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Rivers of Centre-Val de Loire
Rivers of Yonne
Rivers of Loiret
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