Bourbre

Bourbre
The river in La Bâtie-Montgascon
Data
Water code	FR :  V17-0400
location	France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system	Rhône
Drain over	Rhône  → Mediterranean
source	in the municipality of Burcin 45 ° 25 ′ 47 ″  N , 5 ° 26 ′ 15 ″  E
Source height	approx.  520  m
muzzle	in the municipality of Chavanoz in the Rhône coordinates: 45 ° 46 '28 "  N , 5 ° 11' 14"  E 45 ° 46 '28 "  N , 5 ° 11' 14"  E
Mouth height	approx.  190  m
Height difference	approx. 330 m
Bottom slope	approx. 4.6 ‰
length	72 km
Catchment area	728 km²
Left tributaries	Hien , Agny
Medium-sized cities	Bourgoin-Jallieu
Small towns	La Tour-du-Pin , L'Isle-d'Abeau , Tignieu-Jameyzieu , Charvieu-Chavagneux

The Bourbre is a river in France that runs in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises in the municipality of Burcin , initially drains in a north-easterly direction, but then turns to northwest, later to north and flows after 72 kilometers in the municipality of Chavanoz as a left tributary into the Rhône . Between Bourgoin-Jallieu and Charvieu-Chavagneux, the river is canalized and is called Canal de Dessèchement de la Bourbre .

Places on the river

• Virieu
• Saint-André-le-Gaz
• Saint-Clair-de-la-Tour
• La Tour-du-Pin
• Ruy
• Bourgoin-Jallieu
• L'Isle-d'Abeau
• La Verpillière
• Tignieu-Jameyzieu
• Charvieu-Chavagneux
• Pont-de-Cheruy

See also

• List of tributaries of the Rhone

Web links

Commons : Bourbre  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
2. ↑ ^{a b c} The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Bourbre from SANDRE (French), accessed on January 9, 2010, rounded to full kilometers.