page_title: Saône
hierarchical_section_title: Saône
caption_attribution_description: English: Three of the main sights in Lyon, the Cathedral St-Jean (near the river La Saone), the Basilica Notre Dame de Fourviere (on top of the hill), and the Tour métallique de Fourvière (to the right of the Basilica on top of the hill) Français&#160;: Vue de Lyon&#160;: la cathédrale Saint-Jean au premier plan, la basilique de Fourvière au sommet de la colline à gauche et la Tour métallique de Fourvière à droite de la basilique. On voit aussi la Saone.
context_page_description: The Saône is a river of eastern France. It is a right tributary of the Rhône, rising at Vioménil in the Vosges department and joining the Rhône in Lyon, just south of the Presqu'île.
  The name Saône derives from that of the Gallic river goddess Souconna, which has also been connected with a local Celtic tribe, the Sequanes. Monastic copyists progressively transformed Souconna to Saoconna, which ultimately gave rise to Saône. The other recorded ancient names for the river were Brigoulus and Arar.
context_section_description: The Saône (/soʊn/ SOHN, French: [son]; Francoprovençal: Sona; Latin: Arar) is a river of eastern France. It is a right tributary of the Rhône, rising at Vioménil in the Vosges department and joining the Rhône in Lyon, just south of the Presqu'île.
  The name Saône derives from that of the Gallic river goddess Souconna, which has also been connected with a local Celtic tribe, the Sequanes. Monastic copyists progressively transformed Souconna to Saoconna, which ultimately gave rise to Saône. The other recorded ancient names for the river were Brigoulus  and Arar.
caption: Scenic view of the banks of the Saône in Lyon, showing Lyon Cathedral, the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, and the Tour métallique de Fourvière
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