Bourbince

Bourbince
File:Paray-le-Monial, la Bourbince et la basilique.JPG
Mouth
Progression	Arroux→ Loire→ Atlantic Ocean
Basin countries	France
Length	82.4 km (51.2 mi)
Mouth elevation	226 m (741 ft)

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.

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on January 22nd 2009.

References

• http://www.geoportail.fr
• The Bourbince at the Sandre database