Arconce

Arconce
Country France
Basin
Main source in Mary
460 m (1,510 ft)
46°36′33″N 04°28′20″E / 46.60917°N 4.47222°E / 46.60917; 4.47222
River mouth Loire
229 m (751 ft)
46°26′39″N 04°00′17″E / 46.44417°N 4.00472°E / 46.44417; 4.00472Coordinates: 46°26′39″N 04°00′17″E / 46.44417°N 4.00472°E / 46.44417; 4.00472
Progression LoireAtlantic Ocean
Basin size 599 km2 (231 sq mi)
Physical characteristics
Length 99 km (62 mi)
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    5.65 m3/s (200 cu ft/s)

The Arconce is a 99 km (62 mi) long river in the Saône-et-Loire département, central France. Its source is in Mary, 2 km (1.2 mi) southwest of the village. It is a right tributary of the Loire into which it flows at Varenne-Saint-Germain, 2.5 km (1.6 mi) northwest of the village.

It flows generally southwest, but north from Anzy-le-Duc to its mouth, with numerous meanders.

Communes along its course

The following communes are ordered from source to mouth : Mary, Gourdon, Le Rousset, Marizy, Ballore, Mornay, Martigny-le-Comte, Viry, Charolles, Changy, Lugny-lès-Charolles, Saint-Julien-de-Civry, Nochize, Poisson, Varenne-l'Arconce, Saint-Didier-en-Brionnais, Sarry, Anzy-le-Duc, Montceaux-l'Étoile, Versaugues, L'Hôpital-le-Mercier, Saint-Yan, Varenne-Saint-Germain

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