The Bléone is a 67.5 km (41.9 mi) long river

River

A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

 in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is a French department in the south of France, it was formerly part of the province of Provence.- History :Nord-de-Provence was one of the 83 original departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...

 département, southeastern France

France

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. Its source is several small streams converging near the refuge de l'Estrop, a mountain shelter in Prads-Haute-Bléone

Prads-Haute-Bléone

Prads-Haute-Bléone is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Geography:The village lies on the right bank of the Bléone, which has its source in the northeastern part of the commune and flows southwest through the middle of the commune.-Population:-References:*...

. It flows generally southwest. It is a left tributary of the Durance

Durance

The Durance is a major river in south-eastern France.Its source is in the south-western Alps, in Montgenèvre ski resort near Briançon and it flows south-west through the following départements and cities:* Hautes-Alpes: Briançon, Embrun.* Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: Sisteron, Manosque.* Vaucluse:...

 into which it flows between L'Escale

L'Escale

L'Escale is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Geography:The Bléone forms the commune's southern border, then flows into the Durance, which forms the commune's western border.-Population:-References:*...

 and Les Mées

Les Mées, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Les Mées is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Geography:The Bléone forms the commune's northern border, then flows into the Durance, which forms the commune's western border.-Population:-References:*...

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Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: Prads-Haute-Bléone

Prads-Haute-Bléone

Prads-Haute-Bléone is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Geography:The village lies on the right bank of the Bléone, which has its source in the northeastern part of the commune and flows southwest through the middle of the commune.-Population:-References:*...

, La Javie

La Javie

La Javie is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Geography:The village lies on the right bank of the Bléone, which flows west through the southeastern part of the commune.-Population:-References:*...

, Le Brusquet

Le Brusquet

Le Brusquet is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Geography:The Bléone flows southwest through the middle of the commune and forms part of its southwestern border.-Population:-References:*...

, Marcoux

Marcoux, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Marcoux is a village and commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department of southeastern France.The closest airport to Marcoux is Nice Airport slightly further afield are Avignon Airport , Marseille Airport , or Toulon Airport .-Geography:The Bléone river flows southwest through the northern...

, Digne-les-Bains

Digne-les-Bains

Digne-les-Bains or simply and historically Digne is a commune of France, capital of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department.-History:...

, Aiglun

Aiglun, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Aiglun is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

, Mallemoisson

Mallemoisson

Mallemoisson is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

, Le Chaffaut-Saint-Jurson

Le Chaffaut-Saint-Jurson

Le Chaffaut-St-Jurson is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

, Mirabeau

Mirabeau, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Mirabeau is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

, Malijai

Malijai

Malijai is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Geography:The village lies on the right bank of the Bléone, which forms part of the commune's western border, then flows west through the northern part of the commune....

, L'Escale

L'Escale

L'Escale is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Geography:The Bléone forms the commune's southern border, then flows into the Durance, which forms the commune's western border.-Population:-References:*...

, Les Mées

Les Mées, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Les Mées is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Geography:The Bléone forms the commune's northern border, then flows into the Durance, which forms the commune's western border.-Population:-References:*...

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