Orb River
Encyclopedia
The Orb is a 145 km long river in the Herault département of Southern France
that flows into the Mediterranean Sea
, in Valras-Plage
. The river flows through the towns 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 1500 m long Roman
Pont Serme
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
that flows into the Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
, in Valras-Plage
Valras-Plage
Valras-Plage is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon southern France....
. The river flows through the towns Bédarieux
Bédarieux
Bédarieux, is a commune in the Hérault department in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.The inhabitants are called Bédariciens.-Geography:Bédarieux is west of Montpellier and north of Béziers...
and Béziers
Béziers
Béziers is a town in Languedoc in southern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the Hérault department. Béziers hosts the famous Feria de Béziers, centred around bullfighting, every August. A million visitors are attracted to the five-day event...
, where it is crossed by the canal du Midi
Canal du Midi
The is a long canal in Southern France . The canal connects the Garonne River to the on the Mediterranean and along with the Canal de Garonne forms the Canal des Deux Mers joining the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. The canal runs from the city of Toulouse down to the Étang de Thau...
on the Orb Aqueduct
Orb Aqueduct
The Orb Aqueduct is a bridge which carries the Canal du Midi over the Orb River in the city of Béziers in Languedoc, France. The aqueduct is wide, tall and at is the longest on the Canal du Midi....
. In ancient times
Classical antiquity
Classical antiquity is a broad term for a long period of cultural history centered on the Mediterranean Sea, comprising the interlocking civilizations of ancient Greece and ancient Rome, collectively known as the Greco-Roman world...
, the Orb was crossed at Capestang
Capestang
Capestang is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.-History:In antiquity, the nearby marshes were crossed by the 1500 metre long Roman Pont Serme...
by the 1500 m long Roman
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
Pont Serme
Pont Serme
The Pont Serme or Pons Selinus, later called the Pons Septimus, was a Roman bridge of the Via Domitia in Hérault, southern France. The approximately 1500 m long viaduct crossed the wide marshes of the Orb River and the Etang de Capestang west of Béziers, surpassing in terms of length even the...
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