Grosne (river)
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Grosne | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Saint-Bonnet-des-Bruyères |
• coordinates | 46°14′52″N 04°28′37″E / 46.24778°N 4.47694°E |
• elevation | 610 m (2,000 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Saône |
• coordinates | 46°41′58″N 04°56′13″E / 46.69944°N 4.93694°E |
• elevation | 170 m (560 ft) |
Length | 96.7 km (60.1 mi) |
Basin size | 1,000 km2 (390 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 10 m3/s (350 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Saône→ Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea |
The Grosne (French: la Grosne, French pronunciation: [ɡʁon]) is a 96.7-kilometre (60.1 mi) long river in the Rhône and Saône-et-Loire departments in central eastern France.[1] Its source is near Saint-Bonnet-des-Bruyères. It flows generally north. It is a right tributary of the Saône into which it flows in Marnay. Its largest tributaries are the Guye and the Grison.
Departments and communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth:
- Rhône: Saint-Bonnet-des-Bruyères
- Saône-et-Loire: Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux, Saint-Léger-sous-la-Bussière, Trambly, Montagny-sur-Grosne, Brandon, Clermain, Mazille, Sainte-Cécile, Jalogny, Cluny, Cortambert, Lournand, Massilly, Bray, Taizé, Ameugny, Cormatin, Malay, Savigny-sur-Grosne, Saint-Gengoux-le-National, Sercy, Bresse-sur-Grosne, Santilly, La Chapelle-de-Bragny, Messey-sur-Grosne, Lalheue, Laives, Saint-Ambreuil, Beaumont-sur-Grosne, Saint-Cyr, Varennes-le-Grand, Marnay
References
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