- For the commune in the Lot-et-Garonne département, see Durance, Lot-et-Garonne. Durance is a commune of the Lot-et-Garonne département, in southwestern France.
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| Origin | Cottian Alps |
| Mouth | Rhône |
| Basin countries | France |
| Length | 320 km |
| Source elevation | 2300 m |
| Avg. The Cottian Alps (French Alpes Cottiennes; Italian Alpi Cozie) are a mountain range in the south-western part of the Alps. The Rhone, or the Rhône is one of the major Rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France. A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. discharge | 188 m³/s |
| Basin area | 14,225 km² |
The Durance (Occitan: Durença in classical norm or Durènço in Mistralian norm) is a 320 km long river in south-eastern France, left tributary of the Rhône. In Hydrology, the discharge or outflow of a River is the volume of Water transported by it in a certain amount of time Occitan ( IPA BrE: /ˈɒksɪtn/ AmE: /ˈɑksəˌtɑn/ known also as Lenga d'òc or Langue d'oc (native name occitan "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Rhone, or the Rhône is one of the major Rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France. Its source is in the south-western Alps, in the ski resort of Montgenèvre near Briançon. Montgenèvre is a commune of the Hautes-Alpes department in France. Briançon ( Latin: Brigantium) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region It flows south-west through the following départements and cities:
- Hautes-Alpes: Briançon, Embrun. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Hautes-Alpes ( Occitan: Auts Aups) is a department in southeastern France named after the Alps mountain range Briançon ( Latin: Brigantium) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region There is also an Embrun in Ontario Canada Embrun ( Latin: Ebrodunum, Ebrudunum, and Eburodunum)
- Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: Sisteron, Manosque. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence ( Occitan: Aups d'Auta Provença) is a French department in the south of France, it was formerly part of the province Sisteron ( Occitan: Sisteron in classical norm or Sisteroun in Mistralian norm a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Manosque ( Provençal Occitan: Manòsca in classical norm or Manosco in Mistralian norm is the largest town and commune in the
- Vaucluse: Cavaillon, Avignon. The Vaucluse ( Provençal Occitan: Vauclusa in classical norm or Vau-Cluso in Mistralian norm is a department in the southeast of Cavaillon is a commune of the Vaucluse département, in southern France. Avignon (/aviɲɔ̃/ in French) ( Provençal: Avinhon in classical norm or Avignoun in Mistralian norm is a commune
- Bouches-du-Rhône. Bouches-du-Rhône ( Occitan: Bocas de Ròse, lit "Mouths of the Rhône River" is a department in the south of France named after the
The Durance flows into the river Rhône near Avignon. The Rhone, or the Rhône is one of the major Rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France. Avignon (/aviɲɔ̃/ in French) ( Provençal: Avinhon in classical norm or Avignoun in Mistralian norm is a commune The main tributaries of the Durance are the rivers Bléone and Verdon. The Verdon is a 166 km long River in south-eastern France, left tributary of the Durance.
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