Key facts
- Country
- France
- Location
- Massif Central
- Coordinates
- 44°42′00″N 4°02′41″E / 44.7°N 4.04473°E / 44.7; 4.04473 ( Ardeche )
- Length
- 125 km (78 mi)
- Basin size
- 2,430 km (940 mi )
- Average
- 65 m /s (2,300 cu ft/s)
- Progression
- ‹See Tfd› Rhône → Mediterranean Sea
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Encyclopedic overview
The Ardèche ( French: [aʁdɛʃ] ; Occitan: Ardecha) is a 125-kilometre (78 mi) long river in south-central France, a right-bank tributary of the River Rhône. Its source is in the Massif Central, near the village of Astet. It flows into the Rhône near Pont-Saint-Esprit, north-west of Orange. The river gives its name to the French department of Ardèche.
The valley of the Ardèche is very scenic, in particular a 30-kilometre (19 mi) section known as the Ardèche Gorges. The walls of the river here are limestone cliffs up to 300 metres (980 ft) high. A kayak and camping trip down the gorge is not technically difficult and is very popular in the summer. The most famous feature is a natural 60-metre (200 ft) stone arch spanning the river known as the Pont d'Arc (arch bridge).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ardèche” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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