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The Allondon () is a river in France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region) and Switzerland (canton of Geneva). It is long, of which 6.1 km in Switzerland and 2.5 km on the French–Swiss border. Its source is located at elevation in the commune of Échenevex in the Ain department in eastern France. It flows into the Rhône at the village of Russin in the canton of Geneva in Switzerland. Its catchment area is , of which 137 km2 in France. It is home to the only recently known population of the rare insect Lachesilla rossica. File:Sources de l'Allondon 11-05-2007.jpg|The source of the Allond

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River.name
Allondon
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Pont Granges (Allondon).jpg
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France#France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
River.source1_location
Échenevex, France
River.mouth
Rhône
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Country
River.subdivision_name1
France
River.subdivision_type2
Department
River.subdivision_name2
Ain
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Country
River.subdivision_name3
Switzerland
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Canton
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Geneva

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The Allondon () is a river in France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region) and Switzerland (canton of Geneva). It is long, of which 6.1 km in Switzerland and 2.5 km on the French–Swiss border. Its source is located at elevation in the commune of Échenevex in the Ain department in eastern France. It flows into the Rhône at the village of Russin in the canton of Geneva in Switzerland. Its catchment area is , of which 137 km2 in France. It is home to the only recently known population of the rare insect Lachesilla rossica.

File:Sources de l'Allondon 11-05-2007.jpg|The source of the Allondon in Échenevex File:Allondon-rhône.JPG|The Allondon meets the Rhône

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Allondon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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