Vidourle

Vidourle
Location
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Cévennes
Mouth
• location	Mediterranean Sea
• coordinates	43°32′8″N 4°8′3″E / 43.53556°N 4.13417°E / 43.53556; 4.13417 (Mediterranean Sea-Vidourle)Coordinates: 43°32′8″N 4°8′3″E / 43.53556°N 4.13417°E / 43.53556; 4.13417 (Mediterranean Sea-Vidourle)
Length	95.0 km (59.0 mi)
Basin size	1,335 km2 (515 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	20 m3/s (710 cu ft/s)

The Vidourle (French pronunciation: ​[viduʁl]; Vidorle in occitan) is a 95.0 km (59.0 mi) river in southern France that flows into the Mediterranean Sea in Le Grau-du-Roi.^[1] Its source is in the Cévennes mountains, northwest of Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort, at Saint-Roman-de-Codières. It flows generally southeast. At Gallargues-le-Montueux, it was crossed by the old Roman road Via Domitia with the now ruined Roman bridge Pont Ambroix.

The Vidourle flows through the following departments and towns:

• Gard: Saint-Roman-de-Codières, Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort, Sauve, Quissac, Sommières
• Hérault: Lunel, Marsillargues
• Gard: Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze, Le Grau-du-Roi

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