Vis (river)

Vis
The Vis
Native name	La Vis  (French)
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Cévennes
Mouth
• location	Hérault
• coordinates	43°56′22″N 3°41′23″E / 43.93944°N 3.68972°E / 43.93944; 3.68972 (Hérault-Vis)Coordinates: 43°56′22″N 3°41′23″E / 43.93944°N 3.68972°E / 43.93944; 3.68972 (Hérault-Vis)
Length	57.8 km (35.9 mi)
Basin size	332 km2 (128 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	10 m3/s (350 cu ft/s)

Vis sec

St Laurent le Minier

The Vis is a 57.8-kilometre-long (35.9 mi) river in south-central France, in the Occitanie administrative region.^[1] It is a right tributary of the Hérault. Its source is in the Cévennes, near the village of Alzon. It flows between the Causse du Larzac and the Causse de Blandas into the Hérault and Gard departments. The Vis flows into the Hérault near Ganges.

Origin of the name[]

The name "Vis" derives from the old Proto-Indo-European root "Vir" which means "river", and which can be found in the name of many rivers in France such as the Vire.

Towns along the river[]

The Vis flows through the following communes from source to mouth:

Hydrology and water quality[]

The Vis takes its source on the Saint-Guiral mount.^[2]

See also[]

• Cirque de Navacelles

References[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vis River.

• (in English) Cirque de Navacelles and the gorges of the Vis
• (in French) Banque Hydro - Station Y2035010 - La Vis à Saint-Laurent-le-Minier (Synthèse)

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