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Durance

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For the commune in the Lot-et-Garonne département, see Durance, Lot-et-Garonne.

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. Its source is in the south-western Alps, in the ski resort of Montgenèvre near Briançon. It flows south-west through the following départements and cities:

Hautes-Alpes: Briançon, Embrun.
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: Sisteron, Manosque.
Vaucluse: Cavaillon, Avignon.
Bouches-du-Rhône.

The Durance flows into the river Rhône near Avignon. The main tributaries of the Durance are the rivers Bléone and Verdon.

External links

Discover the Durance on Notreprovence.fr

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