Veyle

The Veyle (French pronunciation: [vɛl]; Arpitan: Vêla) is a 66.8 km (41.5 mi) long river in the Ain department in eastern France.^[1] Its source is in Chalamont. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Saône, into which it flows between Grièges and Crottet, near Mâcon.

Veyle
The Veyle at Pont-de-Veyle
Course of the Veyle
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source	Magenet pond
• location	Chalamont
• coordinates	46°00′11″N 05°12′36″E
• elevation	306 m (1,004 ft)
Mouth	Saône
• coordinates	46°15′39″N 04°50′16″E
• elevation	170 m (560 ft)
Length	66.8 km (41.5 mi)
Discharge
• average	6.81 m3/s (240 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Saône→ Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea
Tributaries
• left	Irance, Renon, distributary Petit Veyle
• right	Menthon, Bief de Pommier, Poches stream

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

• Chalamont, Châtenay, Dompierre-sur-Veyle, Lent, Servas, Saint-André-sur-Vieux-Jonc, Péronnas, Saint-Rémy, Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg, Buellas, Polliat, Mézériat, Vonnas, Saint-Julien-sur-Veyle, Biziat, Perrex, Saint-Jean-sur-Veyle, Pont-de-Veyle, Crottet, Grièges