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.
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 The Vis | |
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| 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 |
| Length | 57.8 km (35.9 mi) |
| Basin size | 332 km2 (128 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 10 m3/s (350 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Hérault→ Mediterranean Sea |
Origin of the name
editThe 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
editThe Vis flows through the following communes from source to mouth:
Hydrology and water quality
editThe Vis takes its source on the Saint-Guiral mount.[2]
See also
editReferences
editWikimedia 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) Archived 2015-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
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