Chalaronne

Chalaronne
Origin	Lapeyrouse 45°58′04″N 04°59′54″E / 45.96778°N 4.99833°E / 45.96778; 4.99833
Mouth	Saône 46°09′54″N 04°47′31″E / 46.165°N 4.79194°E / 46.165; 4.79194Coordinates: 46°09′54″N 04°47′31″E / 46.165°N 4.79194°E / 46.165; 4.79194
Basin countries	France
Length	52 km (32 mi)
Source elevation	280 m (920 ft)
Mouth elevation	170 m (560 ft)
Avg. discharge	1.01 m3/s (36 cu ft/s) at mouth
Basin area	175 km2 (68 sq mi)

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.

Communes along its course

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,

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 10th 2009.

References

• http://www.geoportail.fr
• The Chalaronne at the Sandre database