Bouble

46°04′52″N 02°47′26″E / 46.08111°N 2.79056°E / 46.08111; 2.79056 • elevation620 m (2,030 ft) Mouth Sioule46°17′02″N 03°16′28″E / 46.28389°N 3.27444°E / 46.28389; 3.27444235 m (771 ft)Length65.4 km (40.6 mi)Basin size555 km² (214 sq mi)Discharge  • average3.97 m³/s (140 cu ft/s) Basin featuresProgressionSioule→ Allier→ Loire→ Atlantic Ocean

The Bouble (French pronunciation: [bubl]) is a 65.4-kilometre (40.6 mi) long river in the Allier and Puy-de-Dôme departments in south central France.^[1] Its source is at Gouttières. Flowing generally northeast, the Bouble drains an area of 555 km² (214 sq mi). It is a left tributary of the Sioule into which it flows between Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule and Bayet.

Departments and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

• Puy-de-Dôme: Gouttières, Teilhet, Youx, Saint-Éloy-les-Mines, Moureuille, Durmignat
• Allier: Échassières
• Puy-de-Dôme: Lapeyrouse
• Allier: Louroux-de-Bouble, Vernusse, Chirat-l'Église, Target, Monestier, Bellenaves, Chantelle, Deneuille-lès-Chantelle, Fourilles, Chareil-Cintrat, Bayet, Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule

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