Orb (river)

Orb
The Orb in Béziers
Native name	L'Orb (French)
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Massif Central
• elevation	820 m (2,690 ft)
Mouth
• location	Mediterranean Sea
• coordinates	43°14′47″N 3°17′54″E / 43.24639°N 3.29833°E / 43.24639; 3.29833
Length	135.6 km (84.3 mi)
Basin size	1,400 km2 (540 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	25 m3/s (880 cu ft/s)

The Orb (French pronunciation: [ɔʁb]; Occitan: Òrb) is a 135.6-kilometre (84.3 mi) long river in the department of Hérault in the south of France.^[1] It flows into the Mediterranean Sea at Valras-Plage. The river flows through the towns of Bédarieux and Béziers, where it is crossed by the canal du Midi on the Orb Aqueduct.

The Orb flows through the following communes:

• Ceilhes-et-Rocozels
• Avène
• Le Bousquet-d'Orb
• La Tour-sur-Orb
• Bédarieux
• Hérépian
• Lamalou-les-Bains
• Le Poujol-sur-Orb
• Roquebrun
• Cessenon-sur-Orb
• Lignan-sur-Orb
• Béziers
• Sauvian
• Sérignan
• Valras-Plage

• 
  Orb river bridge at Cazouls
• 
  The Orb at Roquebrun
• 
  The Orb viewed from Béziers

The following rivers flow into the Orb:

• Jaur 30 kilometres (19 mi)
• Lirou 30 kilometres (19 mi)
• Mare 29 kilometres (18 mi)
• Taurou 25 kilometres (16 mi)
• Vernazobre 24 kilometres (15 mi)
• Rieutort 18 kilometres (11 mi)
• Héric 14 kilometres (9 mi)

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