Durance
Sign in to saveThe Durance (; Durença in the Occitan classical norm or Durènço in the Mistralian norm) is a major river in Southeastern France. A left tributary of the Rhône, it is long. Its drainage basin is .
Key facts
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- Durance
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- Panorama depuis la chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Beauregard d'Orgon.jpg
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- A view of the Durance south of Cavaillon with the LGV Méditerranée viaduct
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- Cottian Alps
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- Rhône
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- Country
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- France
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Article
29 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Departments and main towns crossed
- Source to Serre-Ponçon
- Middle section: from Serre-Ponçon to Mirabeau
- Mirabeau to Avignon
- Summary of tributaries
- Hydrology
- Flow
- Flash floods and low water levels
- Islands
- Principal bridges
- Management of the course
- Dams and canals
- Marseille Canal
- Hydroelectric installation
- Impact of the works
- Ecology
- History
- Prehistory
- Antiquity
- Middle Ages
- 19th century
- 20th century
- In the arts
- Other
- Notes and references
- Bibliography
- Video
- External links
The Durance (; Durença in the Occitan classical norm or Durènço in the Mistralian norm) is a major river in Southeastern France. A left tributary of the Rhône, it is long. Its drainage basin is .
Its source is in the southwestern part of the Alps, in the Montgenèvre ski resort near Briançon; it flows southwest through the following departments and cities: Hautes-Alpes: Briançon, Embrun. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: Sisteron, Manosque. Vaucluse: Cavaillon, Avignon. Bouches-du-Rhône.