Hérault (river)

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Hérault
Pont du diable (devil's bridge) over the Hérault River near Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert.
Origin	Cévennes
Mouth	Mediterranean Sea 43°16′57″N 3°26′39″E / 43.2825°N 3.44417°E / 43.2825; 3.44417 (Mediterranean Sea-Hérault)Coordinates: 43°16′57″N 3°26′39″E / 43.2825°N 3.44417°E / 43.2825; 3.44417 (Mediterranean Sea-Hérault)
Basin countries	France
Length	148 km
Avg. discharge	50 m³/s
Basin area	2,900 km²

The Hérault (Occitan: Erau) is a river of southern France. Its length is 148 kilometres (92 mi). Its source is in the Cévennes mountains. It reaches the Mediterranean Sea near Agde. The Hérault flows through the following départements and towns:

[edit] Towns along the river

• Gard: Valleraugue.
• Hérault (named after the river): Ganges, Pézenas (nearby), Agde.

[edit] Tributaries

Arre Vis Rieutord Buèges

Lamalou Lergue Dourbie Boyne

Peyne Thongue

[edit] References

• http://www.geoportail.fr
• The Hérault at the Sandre database

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