River mouth Aude10 m (33 ft) Length 84 km | Basin size 680 km (260 sq mi) Source elevation 700 m | |
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Main source Fourtou700 m (2,300 ft) Discharge Average rate:4.64 m/s (164 cu ft/s) Similar | ||
The Orbieu is a 84.3-kilometre (52.4 mi) long river in the Aude département, in south central France. Its source is at Fourtou, in the Corbières. It flows generally northeast. It is a right tributary of the Aude into which it flows between Raissac-d'Aude and Marcorignan, 10 kilometres (6 mi) northwest of Narbonne.
Contents
Map of L'Orbieu, France
Communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth: Fourtou, Auriac, Lanet, Montjoi, Vignevieille, Mayronnes, Saint-Martin-des-Puits, Saint-Pierre-des-Champs, Lagrasse, Ribaute, Camplong-d'Aude, Fabrezan, Ferrals-les-Corbières, Lézignan-Corbières, Luc-sur-Orbieu, Cruscades, Ornaisons, Névian, Villedaigne, Raissac-d'Aude, Marcorignan
References
Orbieu Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA