page_title: Bèze (river)
section_title: Body of Water
hierarchical_section_title: Bèze (river) / Geography and description / Bèze-Albane basin / Body of Water
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Peupleraie sur les bords de l'Albane à Saint Léger Triey.
context_page_description: The Bèze is a French river in the Côte-d'Or department, in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
  It is a right tributary of the Saône, and thus a sub-tributary of the Rhône.
  The river rises in the Crétanne cave in the village of Bèze, then crosses several communes in its 31.2 kilometres course before entering the Saône in Vonges.
  Its source is the outlet of a vast underground network fed by the Tille and the Venelle.
  A walk has been laid out around the spring, which is a major tourist attraction in the region.
  The watershed of the Bèze river and its main tributary, the Albane, irrigates the Saône Vingeanne country, over a total area of 250 square kilometres
  Along its course the landscape alternates between forested areas and areas of large crops, livestock meadows and ponds.
  The basin is home to four natural areas of interest for their ecology, fauna and flora.
  Human occupation along the river began as early as the Paleolithic.
  In Roman Gaul the sanctuary of Mirebeau-sur-Bèze, on an important axis of communication, was an important place in the region.
  The site was occupied by the Legio VIII Augusta, who built an imposing military camp.
context_section_description: Located in the Rhône basin, the Bèze-Albane catchment area covers an area of 250 square kilometres (97 sq mi).
  It has a length of 95 kilometres (59 mi) of which 30 kilometres (19 mi) is the bed of the Bèze. 
  The main tributaries of the Bèze are the 17 kilometres (11 mi) Albane, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) Chiron and 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) Pannecul.
  Several studies have shown that the topographic watershed in the commune of Bèze, which is only 32.6 square kilometres (12.6 sq mi), is at the center of a larger hydrological network, between 225 and 890 square kilometres (87 and 344 sq mi), probably 400 square kilometres (150 sq mi).
  The highest land has an elevation of about 300 metres (980 ft) at the head of the basin.
  The Bèze-Albane basin is almost entirely rural, with only 2.1% of the area built up. 
  Forests and fields account for more than 95% of the territory, with twice as much cropland as forest. 
  Grasslands are hardly present, covering 5.5% of the basin and 8.6% of the agricultural land.
  The main crops are cereals and oilseeds. 
  Woods and forests are numerous in the basin and represent a significant part of the land. 
  The largest wooded areas include the forest of the Mirebeau domain, Bèze wood, Popin wood, Varve wood, Pont Bourdin wood and the Vervotte forest. 
  There are also large poplar plantations, especially in the lower valleys, notably at Belleneuve, Mirebeau, and Saint-Léger. 
  Some grasslands have disappeared over time, in favor of arable crops. 
  These were traditionally present near streams, as shown by the names of farm lots along the Bèze and Albane on detailed IGN maps.
caption: There are many poplar plantations. This one is on the banks of the Albane in Saint-Léger-Triey.
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