The Serein is a river

River

A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

 of eastern France

France

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. It is the main waterway of the Chablis wine district in Burgundy.

Origin of the name

Serein is the French word for "serene". This may reflect the placid nature of its course, or the strong monastic tradition in the area.

Geography

The Serein rises in the Auxois] hills at Arconcey and flows north-north-west into the Yonne

Yonne River

The Yonne is a river in France, left tributary of the Seine. It is 292 km long. The river gives its name to the Yonne département. Its source is in the Nièvre département, in the Morvan hills near Château-Chinon...

 at Bassou

Bassou

Bassou is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France....

. Both the A6 Autoroute du Soleil

A6 autoroute (France)

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 and the Paris-Lyon railway line follow a similar route through the area.

Main tributaries of the Serein and their length

• Crioux (R) - 0 km
• Brechain (R) - 0 km
• Beine (L) - 0 km
• Fontenay (R) - 0 km

note: R=Right L=Left

Départements and towns crossed

From source to mouth:

• Côte-d'Or
  Côte-d'Or
  Côte-d'Or is a department in the eastern part of France.- History :Côte-d'Or is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was formed from part of the former province of Burgundy.- Geography :...
  
  : Arconcey
  Arconcey
  Arconcey is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in Bourgogne in eastern France.-Population:...
  
  , La Motte-Ternant
  La Motte-Ternant
  La Motte-Ternant is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Epoisses
  Époisses
  Époisses is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France, located around halfway between Dijon and Auxerre.The village is most famous for its namesake cheese, Époisses de Bourgogne, a pungent unpasteurized cows-milk cheese. This cheese is one of several well-known French...
  
  
• Yonne
  Yonne
  Yonne is a French department named after the Yonne River. It is one of the four constituent departments of Burgundy in eastern France and its prefecture is Auxerre. Its official number is 89....
  
  : Montréal
  Montréal, Yonne
  Montréal is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.-References:*...
  
  , L'Isle-sur-Serein
  L'Isle-sur-Serein
  L'Isle-sur-Serein is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.-References:*...
  
  , Noyers
  Noyers, Yonne
  Noyers is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.There are half-timbered houses, ashlars, pillars and pinnacles. There are a lot of lanes and small squares made of chalky and granitic pavements. There are towers surrounded by the river Serein loops.-History:The...
  
  , Chablis
  Chablis
  Chablis is a town and commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.It lies in the valley of the River Serein.-Wine:The village of Chablis gives its name to one of the most famous French white wines...
  
  , Pontigny Abbey
  Pontigny Abbey
  Pontigny Abbey, founded in 1114 as the second of the four great daughter houses of Cîteaux Abbey, was a Cistercian monastery situated in the commune of Pontigny, on the River Serein, in the present diocese of Sens and department of Yonne, in Burgundy, France.-History:Hildebert , a canon of...
  
  , Bassou
  Bassou
  Bassou is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France....
  
  

History

The history of the area is dominated by the Church at Pontigny

Pontigny

Pontigny is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France....

 and nearby Auxerre

Auxerre

Auxerre is a commune in the Bourgogne region in north-central France, between Paris and Dijon. It is the capital of the Yonne department.Auxerre's population today is about 45,000...

, whose remit extended to building the famous castle at Noyers.