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The Bourbince () is an long
river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
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 ...
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'', in central eastern
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. Its source is at
Montcenis Montcenis () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Geography The Bourbince river has its source in the commune. See also *Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department The ...
. It flows generally southwest. It is a
left tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage b ...
of the river Arroux into which it flows at
Digoin Digoin () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. The junction of the '' Canal du Centre'' and the '' Canal latéral à la Loire'' is near Digoin. Geography The river Bourbinc ...
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Communes along its course

The Bourbince flows through the following communes, ordered from source to mouth:
Montcenis Montcenis () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Geography The Bourbince river has its source in the commune. See also *Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department The ...
, Torcy, Les Bizots, Saint-Eusèbe,
Blanzy Blanzy () 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 The Bourbince forms part of the commune's northeastern b ...
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Montceau-les-Mines Montceau-les-Mines () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. It is the second-largest commune of the metropolitan Communauté urbaine Creusot Montceau, which lies southwest of t ...
, Saint-Vallier,
Pouilloux Pouilloux () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Geography The Bourbince forms part of the commune's northwestern border. See also *Communes of the Saône-et-Loire depa ...
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Ciry-le-Noble Ciry-le-Noble () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Geography The Bourbince flows southwest through the middle of the commune and crosses the village. See also *Communes ...
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Génelard Génelard () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Geography The Bourbince flows southwest through the middle of the commune and crosses the village. See also *Communes of t ...
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Palinges Palinges () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Geography The Bourbince flows south through the middle of the commune. Sights Palinges has one of the exceptional chateaus ...
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Saint-Aubin-en-Charollais Saint-Aubin-en-Charollais is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. It is the most beautiful city in France according to Eryne Degeorge, an inhabitant who is currently studying a ...
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Volesvres Volesvres () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Geography The Bourbince forms most of the commune's north-eastern border, then flows south-southwestward through the middle ...
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Vitry-en-Charollais Vitry-en-Charollais () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Geography The Bourbince forms the commune's northeastern and northern borders. See also *Communes of the Saône- ...
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Paray-le-Monial Paray-le-Monial is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Since 2004 is Paray-le-Monial part of the Charolais-Brionnais Country. It is nicknamed the "city of the Sacred Heart" an ...
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Saint-Léger-lès-Paray Saint-Léger-lès-Paray () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Geography The Bourbince forms the commune's southwestern border. See also *Communes of the Saône-et-Loire d ...
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Digoin Digoin () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. The junction of the '' Canal du Centre'' and the '' Canal latéral à la Loire'' is near Digoin. Geography The river Bourbinc ...
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* Rivers of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Rivers of France Rivers of Saône-et-Loire {{France-river-stub