The Arroux () is a
river
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in central
France
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. It is a right tributary of the
Loire
The Loire ( , , ; ; ; ; ) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world. With a length of , it drains , more than a fifth of France's land, while its average discharge is only half that of the Rhône.
It rises in the so ...
. It is long.
Its source is east of
Arnay-le-Duc, in
Côte-d'Or. The Arroux flows generally south through the following departments and towns:
*
Côte-d'Or:
Arnay-le-Duc
*
Saône-et-Loire:
Autun
Autun () is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Saône-et-Loire Departments of France, department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region of central-eastern France. It was founded during the Principate era of the e ...
,
Toulon-sur-Arroux,
Gueugnon
The Arroux flows into the river Loire near
Digoin, the main
tributaries are the
Ternin (48 km) and the
Bourbince (82 km).
References
Rivers of France
Rivers of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Rivers of Côte-d'Or
Rivers of Saône-et-Loire
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