Vingeanne
Sign in to saveThe Vingeanne () is a river in France, a right tributary of the Saône, which in turn is a tributary of the Rhône. It was the scene of an important battle during the Gallic Wars. The river supplies water to the Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne, a navigable waterway that connects the Marne and the Saône, and thus links Paris to the Mediterranean.
Key facts
- River.name
- Vingeanne
- River.image
- La vingeanne.jpg
- River.image_caption
- The Vingeanne at Renève, Côte-d'Or
- River.map
- Vingeanne.png
- River.map_size
- 280px
- River.map_caption
- Course of the Vingeanne
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- France
- River.subdivision_type2
- Departments
- River.discharge1_location
- Oisilly
- River.source1
- Mont Moyen
- River.source1_location
- Aprey
- River.mouth
- Saône
- River.mouth_location
- Talmay / Heuilley-sur-Saône
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- Description
- Course
- Flow
- Canal
- Lac de Villegusien
- Fish
- Historical facts
- Lait Pur Sterilisé de la Vingeanne
- Battle of Vingeanne
- Communes
- Notes
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
The Vingeanne () is a river in France, a right tributary of the Saône, which in turn is a tributary of the Rhône. It was the scene of an important battle during the Gallic Wars. The river supplies water to the Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne, a navigable waterway that connects the Marne and the Saône, and thus links Paris to the Mediterranean.
==Description== ===Course=== thumb|left|220px|Gorges de la Vingeanne, the origin of the river The Vinganne is a torrential watercourse. The source of the Vingeanne is near the village of Aprey, Haute-Marne. It forms as a stream that has carved a narrow canyon in the edge of the Langres plateau. It forms at an altitude of and flows south for to the Saône, which it joins at an altitude of . Tributaries are the streams (ruisseaux) of Flagey, Leuchey, Anjeurres and Orain.