Salavre
Encyclopedia
Salavre is a commune
in the Ain
department in eastern France
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and 40 km (24.9 mi) south of Lons-le-Saunier
. The village lies on a small river, known as le Bief Laval, a tributary of the Solnan
.
The Solnan forms part of the commune's western border.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Ain
Ain
Ain is a department named after the Ain River on the eastern edge of France. Being part of the region Rhône-Alpes and bordered by the rivers Saône and Rhône, the department of Ain enjoys a privileged geographic situation...
department in eastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Geography
It is located around 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Bourg-en-BresseBourg-en-Bresse
Bourg-en-Bresse is a commune in eastern France, capital of the Ain department, and was capital of the former province of Bresse . It is located north-northeast of Lyon.The inhabitants of Bourg-en-Bresse are known as Burgiens.-Geography:...
and 40 km (24.9 mi) south of Lons-le-Saunier
Lons-le-Saunier
Lons-le-Saunier is a commune and capital of the Jura department in eastern France.-Geography:The town is in the heart of the Revermont region, at the foot of the "premier plateau" of the Jura massif...
. The village lies on a small river, known as le Bief Laval, a tributary of the Solnan
Solnan
The Solnan is a long river in the Ain and Saône-et-Loire départements, eastern France. Its source is at Verjon, in the Jura Mountains. It flows generally north-northwest...
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The Solnan forms part of the commune's western border.