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The Ouche () is a
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 ...
in the
Côte-d'Or Côte-d'Or (; literally, "Golden Slope") is a département in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of Northeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 534,124.department in eastern
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. It is a right tributary of the
Saône The Saône ( , ; frp, Sona; lat, Arar) is a river in eastern France. It is a right tributary of the Rhône, rising at Vioménil in the Vosges department and joining the Rhône in Lyon, at the southern end of the Presqu'île. The name d ...
, which it joins in Échenon. It is long. Its source is in
Lusigny-sur-Ouche Lusigny-sur-Ouche () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human ...
. The Ouche flows through the towns of
Bligny-sur-Ouche Bligny-sur-Ouche (, literally ''Bligny on Ouche'') is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. History The history of Bligny is ancient. Its church is an interesting monument to visit (constructed within an old medieval ca ...
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La Bussière-sur-Ouche La Bussière-sur-Ouche (, literally ''La Bussière on Ouche'') is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and m ...
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Fleurey-sur-Ouche Fleurey-sur-Ouche (, literally ''Fleurey on Ouche'') is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *D ...
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Velars-sur-Ouche Velars-sur-Ouche (, literally ''Velars on Ouche'') is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Depa ...
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Dijon Dijon (, , ) (dated) * it, Digione * la, Diviō or * lmo, Digion is the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in northeastern France. the commune had a population of 156,920. The earlie ...
, Longvic and Varanges. Part of the Canal de Bourgogne runs through the Ouche valley.


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Rivers of France Rivers of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Rivers of Côte-d'Or {{France-river-stub