Hérault (river) facts for kids
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 Roman bridge of Saint-Thibéry across the Hérault
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| Country | France |
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| Region | Occitanie |
| Departments | Gard, Hérault |
| Communes | Valleraugue, Ganges, Pézenas, Agde |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Rieutord |
| - right | Vis, Lergue, Peyne, Thongue |
| City | Agde |
| Source | Cévennes |
| - location | Mont Aigoual, Massif Central, France |
| - elevation | 1,370 m (4,495 ft) |
| - coordinates | 44°6′55″N 3°33′0″E / 44.11528°N 3.55000°E |
| Mouth | Mediterranean Sea |
| - location | Agde, Hérault, France |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| - coordinates | 43°16′57″N 3°26′38″E / 43.28250°N 3.44389°E |
| Length | 147.6 km (92 mi) |
| Basin | 2,582 km² (997 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for Agde |
| - average | 41.90 m³/s (1,480 cu ft/s) |
The Hérault (Occitan: Erau) is a river in southern France that flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The Hérault department is named after this river.
Geography
The Hérault river has a length of 147.6 km (91.7 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of 2,582 km2 (997 sq mi) of which 64.8% are forests and 32.0% are used for farming.
Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 41.9 m3/s (1,480 cu ft/s) at Agde, near its mouth.
Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Agden
Course
The Hérault starts in the Col de Prat Peyrot on the Mont Aigoual, in the Cévennes, southeastern Massif Central, in the commune of Valleraugue, Gard department, at an altitude of about 1,370 m (4,495 ft).
The Hérault flows to the south, in general, and passes through the Gard and Hérault, in the Occitanie region, and a total of 43 communes, most of them in the Hérault department:
- Occitanie region
- Gard: Notre-Dame-de-la-Rouvière, Roquedur, Saint-André-de-Majencoules, Saint-Julien-de-la-Nef, Valleraugue
- Hérault: Agde, Agonès, Aniane, Argelliers, Aspiran, Bélarga, Bessan, Brissac, Campagnan, Canet, Castelnau-de-Guers, Causse-de-la-Selle, Cazilhac, Cazouls-d'Hérault, Florensac, Ganges, Gignac, Lagamas, Laroque, Lézignan-la-Cèbe, Montagnac, Paulhan, Pézenas, Le Pouget, Pouzols, Puéchabon, Saint-André-de-Sangonis, Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois,Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, Saint-Jean-de-Fos, Saint-Pargoire, Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens, Saint-Thibéry, Tressan, Usclas-d'Hérault
Finally, it flows into the Mediterranean Sea in Agde, in the Hérault department.
Main tributaries
The main tributaries of the Hérault river are:
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Left tributaries:
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Right tributaries:
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Gallery
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Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert - Pont du Diable from the Middle Ages.
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Gignac - Bridge of the XVIII century.
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Agde - the river and the Saint-Étienne d'Agde cathedral.
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Mouth of the Hérault in the Mediterranean in Agde.
Related pages
See also
In Spanish: Río Hérault para niños
