Lison (river)

The Lison (French pronunciation: [lizɔ̃] ^ⓘ) is a river in Franche-Comté in France, in the Department of Doubs. It rises near Nans-sous-Sainte-Anne and flows past Cussey-sur-Lison and Échay, emptying into the Loue.^[1]

Source of the Lison

The river's source, a waterfall emanating from a cave, is a popular tourist attraction that was threatened by industrialization in the late nineteenth-century, and its protection spurred the development of the French conservation movement.^[2] The Source of the Lison is the title and subject of several paintings by Gustave Courbet, at least one of which was painted at the site.^[3][4]