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{{Short description|River in France}}
{{for|the surname|Cosson (surname)}}
{{Infobox river
| name              = Cosson
| image             = Le Cosson à Candé-sur-Beuvron - 00.jpg
| image_caption     = The Cosson at Candé-sur-Beuvron
| map               = Cosson.png
| pushpin_map       = France#France Centre
| source1_location  = [[Sologne]]
| source1_coordinates= {{coord|47|41|50|N|02|14|58|W}}
| mouth_location    = [[Beuvron (Loire)|Beuvron]]
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|47|29|41|N|1|15|3|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| progression       = {{RBeuvron}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = [[France]]
| length            = {{convert|96.4|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|134|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| mouth_elevation   = {{convert|64|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| discharge1_avg    =
| basin_size        =
}}
The '''Cosson''' ({{IPA|fr|kɔsɔ̃}}) is a {{convert|96.4|km|mi|adj=on}} long river in central France, a [[right tributary]] of the river [[Beuvron (Loire)|Beuvron]].<ref name=sandre>{{Sandre|id=K47-0300|nom=Cosson}}</ref> Its source is near the village of [[Vannes-sur-Cosson]], [[Sologne]]. The Cosson flows through the following [[departments of France|departments]] and [[Communes of France|communes]]:
* [[Loiret]]: [[La Ferté-Saint-Aubin]], [[La Ferté-Saint-Cyr]]
* [[Loir-et-Cher]]: [[Vineuil, Loir-et-Cher|Vineuil]],  [[Candé-sur-Beuvron]]
The [[château de Chambord]] is built in one curve of the Cosson. The Cosson flows into the river Beuvron in Candé-sur-Beuvron, less than {{convert|1|km|mi|1}} from its confluence with the [[Loire]].
==References==
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{{commons category|Cosson river}}
[[Category:Rivers of France]]
[[Category:Rivers of Centre-Val de Loire]]
[[Category:Rivers of Loiret]]
[[Category:Rivers of Loir-et-Cher]]
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