The Serein () is a

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of eastern

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. It is the main waterway of the

Chablis Chablis () is a town and commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. It lies in the valley of the River Serein. Wine The village of Chablis gives its name to one of the most famous French white w ...

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district in

Burgundy Burgundy (; french: link=no, Bourgogne ) is a historical territory and former administrative region and province of east-central France. The province was once home to the Dukes of Burgundy from the early 11th until the late 15th century. The ...

. It is long. The Serein is not navigable.

Origin of the name

''Serein'' is the French word for "serene". This may reflect the placid nature of its course, or the strong monastic tradition in the area.

Geography

The Serein rises in the Auxois hills at

Arconcey Arconcey () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Arconceyens'' or ''Arconceyennes'' Geography Arconcey is located some 12 km nort ...

and flows north-north-west into the

Yonne Yonne () 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 constituent departments, it is l ...

at Bassou. Both the A6 Autoroute du Soleil and the Paris-Lyon railway line follow a similar route through the area.

Main tributaries of the Serein and their length

The Serein has the following tributaries over 10 km length: * Baigne (L) - 14 km * Soutain (L) - 13 km * Argentalet (L) - 26 km * Ru du Champ Millet (R) - 10 km * Ru de Vaucharme (L) - 16 km ''note: R=Right L=Left''

''Départements'' and towns crossed

From source to mouth: *

Côte-d'Or Côte-d'Or (; literally, "Golden Slope") is a département in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of Northeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 534,124.Arconcey Arconcey () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Arconceyens'' or ''Arconceyennes'' Geography Arconcey is located some 12 km nort ...

, La Motte-Ternant, Époisses *

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, L'Isle-sur-Serein, Noyers,

Pontigny Abbey Pontigny Abbey (french: Abbaye de Pontigny), the church of which in recent decades has also been the cathedral of the Mission de France, otherwise the Territorial Prelature of Pontigny (french: Cathédrale-abbatiale de Notre-Dame-de-l’Assompt ...

, Bassou

History

The history of the area is dominated by the Church at

Pontigny Pontigny () is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. Sight Its principal distinction is as the home of Pontigny Abbey. See also *Communes of the Yonne department The following is a list of t ...

and nearby

Auxerre Auxerre ( , ) is the capital of the Yonne department and the fourth-largest city in Burgundy. Auxerre's population today is about 35,000; the urban area (''aire d'attraction'') comprises roughly 113,000 inhabitants. Residents of Auxerre are re ...

, whose remit extended to building the famous castle at Noyers.

References

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