- Source: Orb (river)
The Orb (French pronunciation: [ɔʁb]; Occitan: Òrb) is a 135.6-kilometre (84.3 mi) long river in the department of Hérault in the south of France. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea at Valras-Plage. The river flows through the towns of Bédarieux and Béziers, where it is crossed by the canal du Midi on the Orb Aqueduct. In ancient times, the Orb was crossed at Capestang by the 1,500-metre (4,900 ft) long Roman Pont Serme.
Geography
The Orb flows through the following communes:
Ceilhes-et-Rocozels
Avène
Le Bousquet-d'Orb
La Tour-sur-Orb
Bédarieux
Hérépian
Lamalou-les-Bains
Le Poujol-sur-Orb
Roquebrun
Cessenon-sur-Orb
Lignan-sur-Orb
Béziers
Sauvian
Sérignan
Valras-Plage
Tributaries
The following rivers flow into the Orb:
Jaur 30 kilometres (19 mi)
Lirou 30 kilometres (19 mi)
Mare 29 kilometres (18 mi)
Taurou 25 kilometres (16 mi)
Vernazobre 24 kilometres (15 mi)
Rieutort 18 kilometres (11 mi)
Héric 14 kilometres (9 mi)
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