| Yonne | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:1240-Auxerre.jpg) The Yonne in Auxerre | |
 Course of the Yonne | |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Morvan |
| • elevation | 730 m (2,400 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Seine |
• coordinates | 48°23′15″N 2°57′30″E / 48.38750°N 2.95833°E |
| Length | 292 km (181 mi) |
| Basin size | 10,887 km2 (4,203 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 95 m3/s (3,400 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Seine→ English Channel |
The Yonne (French: [jɔn] ) is a river in France, a left-bank tributary of the Seine. It is 292 km (181 mi) long.[1] The river gives its name to the Yonne département. It rises in the Nièvre département, in the Morvan hills near Château-Chinon. It flows into the river Seine at Montereau-Fault-Yonne.
The Yonne flows through the following départements and towns:
- Nièvre: Château-Chinon, Clamecy
- Yonne: Auxerre, Migennes, Joigny, Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, Sens
- Seine-et-Marne: Montereau-Fault-Yonne
The main tributaries of the Yonne are the Vanne, the Armançon, the Serein and the Cure.