Bourbince

46°47′11″N 04°23′27″E / 46.78639°N 4.39083°E / 46.78639; 4.39083 • elevation365 m (1,198 ft) Mouth Arroux46°30′02″N 03°58′59″E / 46.50056°N 3.98306°E / 46.50056; 3.98306226 m (741 ft)Length82.4 km (51.2 mi)Basin size845 km² (326 sq mi)Discharge  • average7.88 m³/s (278 cu ft/s) Basin featuresProgressionArroux→ Loire→ Atlantic Ocean

The Bourbince (French pronunciation: [buʁbɛ̃s]) is an 82.4 km (51.2 mi) long river in the Saône-et-Loire département, in central eastern France.^[1] 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.

References

External links

• Media related to Bourbince at Wikimedia Commons