Rigole l’Arroux
Rigole l’Arroux is a canal in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Rigole l’Arroux is situated nearby to the village Rigny-sur-Arroux, as well as near Clessy.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rigny-sur-Arroux and Gueugnon.
Rigny-sur-Arroux
Village
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Rigny-sur-Arroux is a commune in the east-central French department of Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The discovery in 1874 of a cache of Solutrean laurel-leaf flint points in the hamlet of Volgu, just south of the village proper, indicates that the environs of the present-day Rigny were inhabited or frequented by Paleolithic peoples around 20,000 years ago. Rigny-sur-Arroux is situated 2½ km southwest of Rigole l’Arroux.
Gueugnon
Village
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Gueugnon is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Gueugnon is situated 5 km north of Rigole l’Arroux.
Vendenesse-sur-Arroux
Village
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
Vendenesse-sur-Arroux is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Vendenesse-sur-Arroux is situated 8 km north of Rigole l’Arroux.
Rigole l’Arroux
- Type: Canal
- Also known as: “Canal de l’Arroux”, “L’Arroux Rigole”, and “Rigole Navigable de l’Arroux”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
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Latitude
46.55295° or 46° 33′ 11″ northLongitude
4.04596° or 4° 2′ 46″ eastElevation
237 metres (778 feet)Open location code
8FR6H23W+59GeoNames ID
3036732
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