Orbieu
Orbieu | ||
Orbieu in Lagrasse |
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Water code | FR : Y15-0400 | |
location | France , Occitania region | |
River system | Aude | |
Drain over | Aude → Mediterranean | |
source | in the parish of Fourtou 42 ° 55 ′ 58 ″ N , 2 ° 26 ′ 3 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 600 m | |
muzzle | on the municipal boundary of Raissac-d'Aude and Marcorignan in the Aude Coordinates: 43 ° 13 ′ 59 ″ N , 2 ° 54 ′ 1 ″ E, 43 ° 13 ′ 59 ″ N , 2 ° 54 ′ 1 ″ E |
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Mouth height | approx. 11 m | |
Height difference | approx. 589 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 7 ‰ | |
length | 84 km | |
Catchment area | 753 km² | |
Left tributaries | Sou (Lagrasse) , Sou (Vignevieille) | |
Right tributaries | Nielle , Aussou | |
Small towns | Lézignan-Corbières |
The Orbieu is a river in southern France that runs in the Aude department in the Occitania region . It rises in the Corbières , on the southeastern edge of the Pyrenees , in the municipality of Fourtou , generally drains in a north-easterly direction and flows into the Aude after 84 kilometers at the municipal border of Raissac-d'Aude and Marcorignan as a right tributary .
Places on the river
- Auriac
- Saint-Martin-des-Puits
- Lagrasse
- Fabrezan
- Ferrals-les-Corbières
- Lézignan-Corbières
- Luc-sur-Orbieu
- Ornaisons
- Villedaigne
- Raissac-d'Aude
See also
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