Bourbince

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. Its source is at Montcenis. It flows generally southwest. It is a left tributary of the river Arroux into which it flows at Digoin.

Bourbince
The Bourbince with the Basilica of Paray-le-Monial
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	In Montcenis
• coordinates	46°47′11″N 04°23′27″E
• elevation	365 m (1,198 ft)
Mouth
• location	Arroux
• coordinates	46°30′02″N 03°58′59″E
• elevation	226 m (741 ft)
Length	82.4 km (51.2 mi)
Basin size	845 km2 (326 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	7.88 m3/s (278 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Arroux→ Loire→ Atlantic Ocean

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.

External links

• Media related to Bourbince at Wikimedia Commons