Grosne (river)

Great
A tributary of the Grosne in front of Cormatin Castle
Data
Water code	FR :  U32-0400
location	France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regions
River system	Rhône
Drain over	Saône  → Rhône  → Mediterranean
source	in the municipality of Saint-Bonnet-des-Bruyères 46 ° 14 ′ 50 ″  N , 4 ° 28 ′ 47 ″  E
Source height	approx.  580  m
muzzle	in the municipality of Marnay in the Saône Coordinates: 46 ° 41 ′ 57 ″  N , 4 ° 56 ′ 14 ″  E 46 ° 41 ′ 57 ″  N , 4 ° 56 ′ 14 ″  E
Mouth height	approx.  174  m
Height difference	approx. 406 m
Bottom slope	approx. 4.2 ‰
length	96 km
Left tributaries	Guye
Right tributaries	Deux Grosne , Grison

The Grosne is a river in France that runs through the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regions. It rises in the municipality of Saint-Bonnet-des-Bruyères , generally drains towards the northeast and flows into the Saône as a right tributary after 96 kilometers in the municipality of Marnay . On its way it crosses the Rhône and Saône-et-Loire departments .

Places on the river

• Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux
• Saint-Léger-sous-la-Bussière
• Cluny
• Massilly
• Cormatin
• Malay
• Savigny-sur-Grosne
• Messey-sur-Grosne
• Beaumont-sur-Grosne
• Saint-Ambreuil
• Saint-Cyr
• Marnay

See also

• List of tributaries of the Saône

Web links

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

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b} geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
2. ↑ ^{a b} The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Grosne from SANDRE (French), accessed on May 27, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.