Auzon (Sorgue)

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Auzon
The Auzon in Monteux

The Auzon in Monteux

Data
Water code FRV6120500
location France , Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region , Vaucluse department
River system Rhone
Drain over Sorgue de Velleron  → Ouvèze  → Rhone  → Mediterranean
source at Flassan
44 ° 5 ′ 20 ″  N , 5 ° 14 ′ 31 ″  E
Source height 390  m
muzzle Sorgue de Velleron Coordinates: 44 ° 1 '52 "  N , 4 ° 55' 16"  E 44 ° 1 '52 "  N , 4 ° 55' 16"  E
Mouth height 24  m
Height difference 366 m
Bottom slope 10 ‰
length 35.3 km
Medium-sized cities Carpentras
Small towns Mazan , Monteux

The Auzon ( French: L'Auzon ) is a river in Provence ( southern France ), in the Vaucluse department . It rises near the municipality of Flassan at the foot of Mont Ventoux and, after 35.3 km , flows into the Sorgue de Velleron at Bédarrides , north of Sorgues , as a right tributary .

Tributaries

  • Vallat des brebonnets (1.1 km)
  • Ruisseau des arnauds (3.3 km)
  • Ruisseau de saint-laurent (4.5 km)
  • Ruisseau de saint-joseph (1.5 km)
  • Mayre de Malpass (5.5 km)
  • Ruisseau de bramefan (1.5 km)

Flow through communities

Flassan , Villes-sur-Auzon , Mormoiron , Mazan , Carpentras , Monteux , Bédarrides , Entraigues .

supporting documents

  1. Vallat des brebonnets at SANDRE
  2. Ruisseau des arnauds at SANDRE
  3. Ruisseau de Saint Laurent at SANDRE
  4. Ruisseau Saint Joseph in SANDRE
  5. Mayre de Malpass at SANDRE
  6. Ruisseau de bramefan at SANDRE

Web links

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