Bourbince | |
Pushpin Map: | France#France Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Source1 Location: | In Montcenis |
Source1 Coordinates: | 46.7864°N 4.3908°W |
Mouth Location: | Arroux |
Mouth Coordinates: | 46.5006°N 3.9831°W |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | France |
Length: | 82.4km (51.2miles) |
Source1 Elevation: | 365m (1,198feet) |
Mouth Elevation: | 226m (741feet) |
Discharge1 Avg: | 7.88m3/s |
Basin Size: | 845km2 |
The Bourbince (pronounced as /fr/) is an 82.4km (51.2miles) 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.
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.