Vèbre (Agout)

Vèbre
Saint-Etienne bridge over the river
Data
Water code	FR :  O040-0400
location	France , Occitania region
River system	Garonne
Drain over	Agout  → Tarn  → Garonne  → Atlantic Ocean
source	near La Bessière , in the municipality of Murat-sur-Vèbre 43 ° 43 ′ 53 ″  N , 2 ° 51 ′ 17 ″  E
Source height	approx.  912  m
muzzle	in the municipality of La Salvetat-sur-Agout in the Agout coordinates: 43 ° 36 '39 "  N , 2 ° 41' 38"  E, 43 ° 36 '39 "  N , 2 ° 41' 38"  E
Mouth height	approx.  664  m
Height difference	approx. 248 m
Bottom slope	approx. 8 ‰
length	31 km
Right tributaries	Viau
Reservoirs flowed through	Lac du Lauzas

The Vèbre is a river in France that runs in the Occitania region . It rises near La Bessière , in the municipality of Murat-sur-Vèbre , generally drains in a south-westerly direction through the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park and flows into the Agout as a right tributary after 31 kilometers in the municipality of La Salvetat-sur- Agout . On its way, the Vébre crosses the Tarn and Hérault departments .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

• La Bessière , municipality of Murat-sur-Vèbre
• Murat-sur-Vèbre
• Condomines , Nages Parish
• Rieu Montagné , municipality of Nages

Attractions

• Pont de Saint-Étienne , 15th century bridge over the river (Monument historique)

Web links

Commons : Vèbre  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
3. ↑ Water information system Service d'Administration National des Données et Référentiels sur l'Eau (French) ( information ), accessed on November 29, 2016, rounded to full kilometers
4. ↑ Pont de Saint-Étienne in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)