Virusque
| Virusque | ||
 In the ravines of the Virenque |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : Y2030520 | |
| location | France , Occitania region | |
| River system | Herault | |
| Drain over | Vis → Hérault → Mediterranean | |
| source | in the municipality of Sauclières, 43 ° 59 ′ 26 ″ N , 3 ° 23 ′ 1 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 820 m | |
| muzzle | in the municipality of Vissec in the Vis coordinates: 43 ° 54 ′ 1 ″ N , 3 ° 26 ′ 57 ″ E 43 ° 54 ′ 1 ″ N , 3 ° 26 ′ 57 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 460 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 360 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 14 ‰ | |
| length | 25 km | |
The virusesque is a river in France that runs in the Occitania region . It rises in the foothills of the Cevennes , in the municipality of Sauclières , first drains in a southerly direction on the eastern border of the Grands Causses Regional Nature Park , then swings to the east and, after 25 kilometers, flows into the Vis as a right tributary in the municipality of Vissec . On its way, the Virusque crosses the Aveyron and Gard departments and, as a border river in the estuary, also touches the neighboring Hérault department . Here the Virenque forms a dry valley , as most of the year the water flows underground.
Places on the river
Attractions
The river runs between the two limestone plateaus Causse du Larzac and Causse de Campestre and has dug deep gorges here, which are registered as Natura 2000 protected areas ( Gorges de la Vis et de lairuses) under the numbers FR7300852 and FR9101384.
Web links
- Information about the Natura 2000 area in the Dép. Aveyron (French)
- Information about the Natura 2000 area in the Dép. Hérault (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Virenque at SANDRE (French), accessed on February 16, 2013, rounded to full kilometers.