Aigue Brun
| Aigue Brun | ||
 Bridge over the river (Monument historique) |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : X3220500 | |
| location | France , Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region | |
| River system | Rhône | |
| Drain over | Durance → Rhône → Mediterranean | |
| source | in the municipality of Auribeau 43 ° 50 ′ 2 ″ N , 5 ° 26 ′ 47 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 650 m | |
| muzzle | in the municipality of Lauris in the Durance coordinates: 43 ° 44 ′ 0 ″ N , 5 ° 19 ′ 24 ″ E, 43 ° 44 ′ 0 ″ N , 5 ° 19 ′ 24 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 140 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 510 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 22 ‰ | |
| length | 23 km | |
| Catchment area | 75 km² | |
The Aigue Brun is a river in France that runs in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region . It rises on the northern flank of the Grand Luberon , in the municipality of Auribeau , generally drains in a south-westerly direction through the Luberon Regional Nature Park and, after 23 kilometers, flows into the Durance as a right tributary in the municipality of Lauris .
Hydrology
The Aigue Brun is the only permanently water-bearing river in the Luberon.
Places on the river
Attractions
- Shell bridge over the river in the municipality of Bonnieux - Monument historique
- Ruins of Fort Buoux on a high ledge
Web links
Commons : Aigue Brun - collection of images, videos and audio files
Remarks
- ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Aigue Brun at SANDRE (French), accessed on September 17, 2012, rounded to full kilometers.
- ^ Marie-Christine Mansuy et al .: Parc Naturel Régional du Luberon (= Encyclopédies du Voyage ). Gallimard Loisirs, Paris 2010, ISBN 978-2-7424-2737-6 , pp. 96 .
- ↑ Shell Bridge in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)