Bourbre

River in eastern France

45°25′57″N 05°25′56″E / 45.43250°N 5.43222°E / 45.43250; 5.43222 • elevation495 m (1,624 ft) Mouth

• location

• coordinates

45°46′25″N 05°11′15″E / 45.77361°N 5.18750°E / 45.77361; 5.18750

• elevation

190 m (620 ft)Length72.3 km (44.9 mi)Basin size703 km² (271 sq mi)Discharge • average7.85 m³/s (277 cu ft/s) Basin featuresProgressionRhône→ Mediterranean Sea

The Bourbre (French pronunciation: [buʁbʁ]) is a 72.3 km (44.9 mi) long river in the Isère and Rhône departments in central eastern France.^[1] Its source is in Burcin. It flows generally north-northwest. It is a left tributary of the Rhône, 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,

References

^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Bourbre (V17-0400)".

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