Arre (river) Facts for Kids

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River
The Arre through Le Vigan.
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Departments	Gard
Main Communes	Avèze, Le Vigan

Tributaries
- left	Coudoulous
City	Le Vigan


Source	Cévennes
- location	Alzon, Gard, France
- elevation	750 m (2,461 ft)
- coordinates	43°57′55″N 3°27′05″E / 43.96528°N 3.45139°E / 43.96528; 3.45139
Confluence	Hérault
- location	Saint-André-de-Majencoules, Gard, France
- elevation	180 m (591 ft)
- coordinates	43°59′42″N 3°40′33″E / 43.99500°N 3.67583°E / 43.99500; 3.67583

Length	23.6 km (15 mi)
Basin	174 km² (67 sq mi)
Discharge	for Le Vigan
- average	5.30 m³/s (187 cu ft/s)

The Arre is a river in southeastern France, in the Gard department in the Occitanie region. It is a right tributary of the Hérault river.

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Geography

The Arre river has a length of 23.6 km (14.7 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of 174 km² (67 sq mi).

Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 5.30 m³/s (187 cu ft/s) at Le Vigan in the Gard department.

Average monthly discharge (m³/s) at Le Vigan

Course

The Arre starts in the commune of Alzon, Gard department in the Cévennes National Park between the places called Roc de Berdu, Boucaret and Case Vieille, at an altitude of about 750 m (2,461 ft). From here, the river flows in general to the east.

The Arre joins, as a right tributary, the Hérault river in the commune Roquedur, near the small town of Pont d'Hérault (commune of Saint-André-de-Majencoules), at an altitude of about 180 m (591 ft).

The river flows through the Gard department, in the Occitanie region, and through a total of 9 communes: Alzon, Arre, Arrigas, Aumessas, Avèze, Bez-et-Esparon, Molières-Cavaillac, Saint-André-de-Majencoules, Le Vigan.