Bourbince

Bourbince

The Bourbince with the Basilica of Paray-le-Monial
Country France
Basin
Main source In Montcenis
365 m (1,198 ft)
46°47′11″N 04°23′27″E / 46.78639°N 4.39083°E / 46.78639; 4.39083
River mouth Arroux
226 m (741 ft)
46°30′02″N 03°58′59″E / 46.50056°N 3.98306°E / 46.50056; 3.98306Coordinates: 46°30′02″N 03°58′59″E / 46.50056°N 3.98306°E / 46.50056; 3.98306
Progression ArrouxLoireAtlantic Ocean
Basin size 845 km2 (326 sq mi)
Physical characteristics
Length 82.4 km (51.2 mi)
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    7.88 m3/s (278 cu ft/s)

The Bourbince (French: la Bourbince) is an 82.4 km (51.2 mi) long river in the Saône-et-Loire département, in central eastern France. Its source is at Montcenis. It flows generally southwest. It is a left tributary of the river Arroux into which it flows at Digoin.

Communes along its course

The Bourbince flows through the following communes, ordered from source to mouth: Montcenis, Torcy, Les Bizots, Saint-Eusèbe, Blanzy, Montceau-les-Mines, Saint-Vallier, Pouilloux, Ciry-le-Noble, Génelard, Palinges, Saint-Aubin-en-Charollais, Volesvres, Vitry-en-Charollais, Paray-le-Monial, Saint-Léger-lès-Paray, Digoin.

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