Vidourle | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitanie |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Cévennes |
Mouth | |
• location | Mediterranean Sea |
• coordinates | 43°32′8″N 4°8′3″E / 43.53556°N 4.13417°E |
Length | 95.0 km (59.0 mi) |
Basin size | 1,335 km2 (515 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 20 m3/s (710 cu ft/s) |
The Vidourle (French pronunciation: [viduʁl]; Vidorle in occitan) is a 95.0 km (59.0 mi) river in southern France that flows into the Mediterranean Sea in Le Grau-du-Roi.[1] Its source is in the Cévennes mountains, northwest of Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort, at Saint-Roman-de-Codières. It flows generally southeast. At Gallargues-le-Montueux, it was crossed by the old Roman road Via Domitia with the now ruined Roman bridge Pont Ambroix.
The Vidourle flows through the following departments and towns:
- Gard: Saint-Roman-de-Codières, Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort, Sauve, Quissac, Sommières
- Hérault: Lunel, Marsillargues
- Gard: Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze, Le Grau-du-Roi
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