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Grosne (river)

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River mouth
  
Saône 170 m (560 ft)

Length
  
96 km

Mouth
  
Saône

Basin size
  
1,000 km (390 sq mi)

Basin area
  
1,000 km²

Country
  
France

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Main source
  
Saint-Bonnet-des-Bruyères 610 m (2,000 ft)

Progression
  
Saône→ Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea

Discharge
  
Average rate: 10 m/s (350 cu ft/s)

The Grosne (French: la Grosne) is a 95.6-kilometre (59.4 mi) long river in the Rhône and Saône-et-Loire departments in central eastern France. 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.

Contents

Map of Grosne, France

Departments and communes along its courseEdit

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

    Grosne (river) Wikipedia
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