Guye (river)

Guye
The Guye River in Savianges
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Main source	Sainte-Hélène 46°46′4.80″N 04°38′45.60″E / 46.7680000°N 4.6460000°E / 46.7680000; 4.6460000
River mouth	Grosne 46°34′9.99″N 04°39′40.90″E / 46.5694417°N 4.6613611°E / 46.5694417; 4.6613611Coordinates: 46°34′9.99″N 04°39′40.90″E / 46.5694417°N 4.6613611°E / 46.5694417; 4.6613611
Length	46.6 km (29.0 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Grosne→ Saône→ Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea
Basin size	430.00 km2 (166.02 sq mi)

The Guye (French: la Guye) is a 46.6-kilometre (29.0 mi) long river in the Saône-et-Loire département, central eastern France. It flows primarily south, before turning east-northeast near Salornay-sur-Guye and flowing into the Grosne. It is a left tributary of the Grosne into which it flows between Malay and Savigny-sur-Grosne.^[1]

Communes along its course

The following communes, ordered from source to mouth, lie along the Guye:

• Sainte-Hélène
• Moroges
• Bissey-sous-Cruchaud
• Sassangy
• Cersot
• Savianges
• Germagny
• Saint-Martin-du-Tartre
• Genouilly
• Joncy
• Burzy
• Saint-Martin-la-Patrouille
• Saint-Huruge
• Sailly
• Sigy-le-Châtel
• Salornay-sur-Guye
• Cortevaix
• Bonnay
• Malay
• Savigny-sur-Grosne^[1]

Notes

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• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on January 1, 2013.

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