Bourbre
| Bourbre | |
|---|---|
 The Bourbre at La Bâtie-Montgascon | |
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Burcin |
| • coordinates | 45°25′57″N 05°25′56″E / 45.43250°N 5.43222°E |
| • elevation | 495 m (1,624 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Rhone |
• coordinates | 45°46′25″N 05°11′15″E / 45.77361°N 5.18750°E |
• elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
| Length | 72.3 km (44.9 mi) |
| Basin size | 703 km2 (271 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 7.85 m3/s (277 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea |
The Bourbre (French: la Bourbre) is a 72.3 km (44.9 mi) long river in the Isère and Rhône departments in central eastern France. Its source is in Burcin. It flows generally north-northwest. It is a left tributary of the Rhone, into which it flows at Chavanoz.
Departments and communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth:
- Isère: Burcin, Châbons, Virieu, Blandin, Panissage, Chélieu, Chassignieu, Le Passage, Saint-Ondras, Saint-André-le-Gaz, Les Abrets-en-Dauphiné, La Bâtie-Montgascon, Saint-Didier-de-la-Tour, Saint-Clair-de-la-Tour, La Tour-du-Pin, Saint-Jean-de-Soudain, Rochetoirin, Cessieu, Sérézin-de-la-Tour, Ruy, Nivolas-Vermelle, Bourgoin-Jallieu, L'Isle-d'Abeau, Vaulx-Milieu, Villefontaine, La Verpillière, Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, Chamagnieu, Satolas-et-Bonce
- Rhône: Colombier-Saugnieu
- Isère: Tignieu-Jameyzieu, Charvieu-Chavagneux, Pont-de-Chéruy, Chavanoz,
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