Bouzanne

Bouzanne
wooden covered bridge over the Bouzanne at Le Pont-Chrétien-Chabenet
Basin
Progression	Creuse→ Vienne→ Loire→ Atlantic Ocean
Main source	in Aigurande 385 m (1,263 ft) 46°27′06″N 01°48′34″E / 46.45167°N 1.80944°E
River mouth	Creuse 95 m (312 ft) 46°37′33″N 01°27′51″E / 46.62583°N 1.46417°ECoordinates: 46°37′33″N 01°27′51″E / 46.62583°N 1.46417°E
Watershed area	596 km^2 (230 sq mi)
Countries	France
Physiognomy
Length	84.5 km (52.5 mi)
Discharge	Average rate: 3.23 m^3/s (114 cu ft/s)

The Bouzanne (French: la Bouzanne) is an 84.5 kilometres (52.5 mi) long river in the Indre département of central France, and is a tributary of the Creuse. Its source is in the commune of Aigurande, 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) northwest of the town itself, near the hamlet of la Bouzanne. It flows generally northwest, going northwards from its source up to Arthon, then southwest to the confluence where it enters the Creuse at the right-hand side of the flow (with forwards being downstream), 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) southwest of the village centre of Le Pont-Chrétien-Chabenet.

Communes along its course

The following list is ordered from source to mouth : Aigurande, La Buxerette, Montchevrier, Cluis, Mouhers, Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre, Tranzault, Lys-Saint-Georges, Buxières-d'Aillac, Jeu-les-Bois, Arthon, Velles, Tendu, Mosnay, Saint-Marcel, Chasseneuil, Le Pont-Chrétien-Chabenet

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on January 30th 2009.

References

• http://www.geoportail.fr
• The Bouzanne at the Sandre database