The Arconce is a 99 km long river

River

A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

 in the Saône-et-Loire

Saône-et-Loire

Saône-et-Loire is a French department, named after the Saône and the Loire rivers between which it lies.-History:When it was formed during the French Revolution, as of March 4, 1790 in fulfillment of the law of December 22, 1789, the new department combined parts of the provinces of southern...

 département, central France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

. Its source is in Mary

Mary, Saône-et-Loire

Mary is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-References:*...

, 2 km (1.2 mi) southwest of the village. It is a right tributary of the Loire into which it flows at Varenne-Saint-Germain

Varenne-Saint-Germain

Varenne-Saint-Germain is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-Geography:The Arconce flows north-northwestward through the middle of the commune, then flows into the Loire, which forms parts of the commune's western border.-References:*...

, 2.5 km (1.6 mi) northwest of the village.

It flows generally southwest, but north from Anzy-le-Duc

Anzy-le-Duc

Anzy-le-Duc is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-Geography:The village lies in the middle of the commune, above the left bank of the Arconce, which flows southwestward through the eastern part of the commune, then northward through its central...

 to its mouth, with numerous meander

Meander

A meander in general is a bend in a sinuous watercourse. A meander is formed when the moving water in a stream erodes the outer banks and widens its valley. A stream of any volume may assume a meandering course, alternately eroding sediments from the outside of a bend and depositing them on the...

s.

Communes along its course

The following communes

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 are ordered from source to mouth : Mary, Gourdon

Gourdon, Saône-et-Loire

Gourdon is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-References:*...

, Le Rousset

Le Rousset

Le Rousset is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-Geography:The Arconce flows southwestward through the western part of the commune and forms part of its south-western border.-References:*...

, Marizy

Marizy

Marizy is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-Geography:The Arconce forms part of the commune's eastern border, then flows south-southwestward through its southern part.-References:*...

, Ballore

Ballore

Ballore is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-References:*...

, Mornay

Mornay, Saône-et-Loire

Mornay is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-References:*...

, Martigny-le-Comte

Martigny-le-Comte

Martigny-le-Comte is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-References:*...

, Viry

Viry, Saône-et-Loire

Viry is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-Geography:The Arconce forms part of the commune's north-eastern border, flows southwestward through the middle of the commune, then forms part of its south-western border. The village lies in the middle...

, Charolles

Charolles

Charolles is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-Geography:Charolles is located at the confluence of the Semence and the Arconce rivers, . W.N.W. of Mâcon.-History:...

, Changy

Changy, Saône-et-Loire

Changy is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-References:*...

, Lugny-lès-Charolles

Lugny-lès-Charolles

Lugny-lès-Charolles is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-Geography:The Arconce forms part of the commune's eastern border, flows southwestward through the middle of the commune, then forms part of its south-western border.-References:*...

, Saint-Julien-de-Civry

Saint-Julien-de-Civry

Saint-Julien-de-Civry is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-Geography:The Arconce forms part of the commune's northwestern border. The village lies on the left bank of the Lucenay, a tributary of the Arconce.-Demography:...

, Nochize

Nochize

Nochize is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-References:*...

, Poisson

Poisson, Saône-et-Loire

Poisson is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-Geography:The Arconce flows southwestward through the south-eastern part of the commune and forms part of its southern border.-References:*...

, Varenne-l'Arconce

Varenne-l'Arconce

Varenne-l'Arconce is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-References:*...

, Saint-Didier-en-Brionnais

Saint-Didier-en-Brionnais

Saint-Didier-en-Brionnais is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-References:*...

, Sarry

Sarry, Saône-et-Loire

Sarry is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-Geography:The Arconce forms part of the commune's north-western border. The village lies on the left bank of the Belaine, a tributary of the Arconce....

, Anzy-le-Duc

Anzy-le-Duc

Anzy-le-Duc is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-Geography:The village lies in the middle of the commune, above the left bank of the Arconce, which flows southwestward through the eastern part of the commune, then northward through its central...

, Montceaux-l'Étoile

Montceaux-l'Étoile

Montceaux-l'Étoile is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-References:*...

, Versaugues

Versaugues

Versaugues is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-Geography:The Ruisseau de Sélore forms the commune's eastern and northern borders, then flows into the Arconce, which forms its western border....

, L'Hôpital-le-Mercier

L'Hôpital-le-Mercier

L'Hôpital-le-Mercier is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-Geography:The Arconce forms most of the commune's eastern border and the Loire parts of its western border.-References:*...

, Saint-Yan

Saint-Yan

Saint-Yan is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-Geography:The Arconce forms part of the commune's southern border and the Loire part of its western border.-External links:* at Quid* at MapQuest...

, Varenne-Saint-Germain