Arconce Explained

Arconce
Pushpin Map:France#France Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Source1 Location:in Mary
Source1 Coordinates:46.6092°N 4.4722°W
Mouth Coordinates:46.4442°N 4.0047°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:France
Length:98.8km (61.4miles)
Source1 Elevation:460m (1,510feet)
Mouth Elevation:229m (751feet)
Discharge1 Avg:5.65m3/s
Basin Size:599km2

The Arconce (in French pronounced as /aʁkɔ̃s/) is a 98.8km (61.4miles) long river in the Saône-et-Loire department in central France. Its source is in Mary, 2km (01miles) southwest of the village. It is a right tributary of the Loire, into which it flows at Varenne-Saint-Germain, 2.5km (01.6miles) northwest of the village.

It flows generally southwest, but north from Anzy-le-Duc to its mouth, with numerous meanders.

Communes along its course

The following communes are ordered from source to mouth : Mary, Gourdon, Le Rousset, Marizy, Ballore, Mornay, Martigny-le-Comte, Viry, Charolles, Changy, Lugny-lès-Charolles, Saint-Julien-de-Civry, Nochize, Poisson, Varenne-l'Arconce, Saint-Didier-en-Brionnais, Sarry, Anzy-le-Duc, Montceaux-l'Étoile, Versaugues, L'Hôpital-le-Mercier, Saint-Yan, Varenne-Saint-Germain