Lison (river) explained

The Lison 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]

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]}

References

47.0722°N 5.9873°W

Notes and References

1. Book: Rousset . Alphonse . Géographie du Doubs . 1863 . Librarie Classique de Paul Dupont . Paris . 11.
2. Mathis . Charles-François . Nation and Nature Preservation in France and England in the Nineteenth Century . Environment and History . 2014 . 20 . 1 . 38 . 0967-3407.
3. Book: Morton . Mary G. . Courbet and the Modern Landscape . 2006 . J. Paul Getty Museum . Los Angeles . 9780892368365.
4. Chu . Petra ten-Doesschate . Showing Making in Courbet’s The Painter’s Studio . Hiding Making - Showing Creation . 2013 . 68 . Amsterdam University Press.