What is "dranse"

The Dranse is a French river in the department of Haute-Savoie, that empties into Lake Geneva.

The name " Dranse" comes from the former Drantia, based on the hydronym dur-, dora and the suffix -antia.

Dranse may refer to:

• Dranse (Haute-Savoie), a French river in Haute-Savoie, that empties into Lake Geneva
  • Dranse de Morzine, an outflow of Lac d'Avoriaz
    • Dranse d'Abondance, a small river in Haute-Savoie, a sub-tributary of the Rhône via the Dranse de Morzine and the Dranse
• La Drance (Valais), a river in Switzerland that flows through Martigny, that empties into the Rhone
  • Drance de Bagnes, a river in the Val de Bagnes in Valais, Switzerland, and the main tributary of La Drance (Valais) and an outflow of Lac de Mauvoisin
  • Drance d'Entremont, a river in the Val d'Entrement on the north side of the Great St Bernard Pass, and a main tributary of La Drance (Valais)
    • Drance du Ferret, a river in the Val Ferret in Valais, Switzerland and a tributary of the Drance d'Entremont