Mare (river)
Appearance
Mare | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Massif Central |
Mouth | |
• location | Orb River |
Length | 29.4 km (18.3 mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 4 m3/s (140 cu ft/s) |
The Mare River is a river in the Hérault département of southern France, which rises in the Caroux-Espinouse hills.
The river's source is above Castanet-le-Haut in the Parc naturel régional du Haut-Languedoc. The river passes through Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare and Villemagne-l'Argentière, before joining the Orb at Hérépian.
Communes traversed
The river passes through the following communes, from source to mouth:
- Castanet-le-Haut
- Rosis
- Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare
- Saint-Étienne-Estréchoux
- la Tour-sur-Orb
- Bédarieux
- Taussac-la-Billière
- Villemagne-l'Argentière
- Hérépian
References
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