The Arconce () is a long river in the

Saône-et-Loire Saône-et-Loire (; Arpitan: ''Sona-et-Lêre'') is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France. It is named after the rivers Saône and Loire, between which it lies, in the country's central-eastern part. Saône-et-Loire is Bo ...

department in central France. Its source is in

Mary Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...

, southwest of the village. It is a

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of the

Loire The Loire (, also ; ; oc, Léger, ; la, Liger) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world. With a length of , it drains , more than a fifth of France's land, while its average discharge is only half that of the Rhône ...

, into which it flows at

Varenne-Saint-Germain Varenne-Saint-Germain () is a Communes of France, commune in the Saône-et-Loire Departments of France, department in the Regions of France, region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Geography Varenne-Saint-Germain is bordered by the ...

, northwest of the village. It flows generally southwest, but north from Anzy-le-Duc to its mouth, with numerous

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Communes along its course

The following

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are ordered from source to mouth : Mary, Gourdon, Le Rousset, Marizy, Ballore, Mornay, Martigny-le-Comte, Viry,

Charolles Charolles (; Burgundian: ''Tsarolles'') is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Since 2004 is Charolles part of the Charolais-Brionnais Country. Geography Charolles is located ...

, Changy, Lugny-lès-Charolles,

Saint-Julien-de-Civry Saint-Julien-de-Civry () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Geography The Arconce forms part of the commune's northwestern border. The village lies on the left bank of the ...

, Nochize, Poisson,

Varenne-l'Arconce Varenne-l'Arconce is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Geography The Arconce forms part of the commune's northwestern border. See also *Communes of the Saône-et-Loire depa ...

Saint-Didier-en-Brionnais Saint-Didier-en-Brionnais () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Geography The Arconce flows southwestward through the middle of the commune. See also *Communes of the Sa� ...

, Sarry, Anzy-le-Duc,

Montceaux-l'Étoile Montceaux-l'Étoile () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Geography The Arconce forms most of the commune's eastern border. See also *Communes of the Saône-et-Loire dep ...

Versaugues Versaugues () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Geography The ''Ruisseau de Sélore'' forms the commune's eastern and northern borders, then flows into the Arconce, which ...

L'Hôpital-le-Mercier L'Hôpital-le-Mercier () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Geography The Arconce forms most of the commune's eastern border and the Loire parts of its western border. Se ...

Saint-Yan Saint-Yan is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Geography The Arconce forms part of the commune's southern border and the Loire part of its western border. Climate Educ ...

, Varenne-Saint-Germain

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