Bouzanne

River in France

46°27′06″N 01°48′34″E / 46.45167°N 1.80944°E / 46.45167; 1.80944 • elevation385 m (1,263 ft) Mouth

• location

Creuse

• coordinates

46°37′33″N 01°27′51″E / 46.62583°N 1.46417°E / 46.62583; 1.46417

• elevation

95 m (312 ft)Length84.2 km (52.3 mi)Basin size596 km² (230 sq mi)Discharge • average3.23 m³/s (114 cu ft/s) Basin featuresProgressionCreuse→ Vienne→ Loire→ Atlantic Ocean

The Bouzanne (French: la Bouzanne, French pronunciation: [buzan]) is an 84.2 kilometres (52.3 mi) long river in the Indre département of central France, and is a tributary of the Creuse.^[1] 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