Eygues
Eygues | ||
Bridge over the Eygues near Nyons |
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Water code | FR : V53-0400 | |
location | France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur regions | |
River system | Rhône | |
Drain over | Rhône → Mediterranean | |
source | in the municipality of Chauvac-Laux-Montaux 44 ° 19 ′ 34 ″ N , 5 ° 34 ′ 33 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 1140 m | |
muzzle | at Caderousse in the Rhone coordinates: 44 ° 5 ′ 23 " N , 4 ° 44 ′ 12" E 44 ° 5 ′ 23 " N , 4 ° 44 ′ 12" E |
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Mouth height | approx. 25.8 m | |
Height difference | approx. 1,114.2 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 9.8 ‰ | |
length | 114 km | |
Catchment area | 473 km² | |
Drain |
MQ |
6.22 m³ / s |
Left tributaries | Ennuye | |
Right tributaries | Oule , Bentrix | |
Medium-sized cities | orange | |
Small towns | Nyons |
The Eygues , in the lower reaches of the Aigues , (other spellings: Aigue , Aygues ) is a left tributary of the Rhone in France that runs in the regions of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur . It rises at the Col du Montaux , in the municipality of Chauvac-Laux-Montaux , at an altitude of about 1140 meters. The Eygues initially drains in a north-westerly direction, then turns to south-west and flows into the Rhone after 114.2 kilometers at Caderousse as a left tributary. On her way she crosses the Drôme , Hautes-Alpes and Vaucluse departments .
Places on the river
- Saint-André-de-Rosans
- Rémuzat
- Sahune
- Aubres
- Nyons
- Mirabel-aux-Baronnies
- Saint-Maurice-sur-Eygues
- Tulette
- Camaret-sur-Aigues
- Sérignan-du-Comtat
- orange
- Caderousse
Attractions
- Pont de Nyons , medieval bridge over the Eygues in Nyons
Web links
Commons : Eygues - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Eygues under the name Aigue at SANDRE (French)