The Orbieu is a 84.3 km (52.4 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 Aude

Aude

Aude is a department in south-central France named after the river Aude. The local council also calls the department "Cathar Country".Aude is also a frequent feminine French given name in Francophone countries, deriving initially from Aude or Oda, a wife of Bertrand, Duke of Aquitaine, and mother...

 département, in south central France

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...

. Its source is at Fourtou

Fourtou

Fourtou is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.-Geography:The commune is located in the Corbières.The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the left bank of the Moulin brook, a tributary of the Orbieu, which has its source in the northern part of the commune.-Population:...

, in the Corbières

Corbières (mountains)

The Corbières is a mountain range in the Pre-Pyrenees.-Geography:The Corbières are a mountain region in the Languedoc-Roussillon in southwestern France, located in the departements of Aude and Pyrénées-Orientales....

. It flows generally northeast. It is a right tributary of the Aude

Aude River

The Aude River is a river of southwestern France. Its source is in the Pyrenees mountains and it then runs to Carcassonne and turns, reaching the Mediterranean Sea near Narbonne...

 into which it flows between Raissac-d'Aude

Raissac-d'Aude

Raissac-d'Aude is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.-Geography:The river Orbieu forms all of the commune's eastern border, then flows into the Aude, which forms all of its northern border.-Population:-References:*...

 and Marcorignan

Marcorignan

Marcorignan is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.-Geography:The river Orbieu forms most of the commune's western border, then flows into the Aude, which forms all of its northern border.-Population:...

, 10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of Narbonne

Narbonne

Narbonne is a commune in southern France in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. It lies from Paris in the Aude department, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Once a prosperous port, it is now located about from the shores of the Mediterranean Sea...

.

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: Fourtou

Fourtou

Fourtou is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.-Geography:The commune is located in the Corbières.The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the left bank of the Moulin brook, a tributary of the Orbieu, which has its source in the northern part of the commune.-Population:...

, Auriac

Auriac, Aude

Auriac is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.-Geography:The commune is located in the Corbières.The river Orbieu flows northwest through the western part of the commune....

, Lanet

Lanet

Lanet is a commune in the Aude department in south-wern France.-Geography:The commune is located in the Corbières.The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the right bank of the Orbieu, which flows northwestward through the commune....

, Montjoi

Montjoi, Aude

Montjoi is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.-Geography:The commune is located in the Corbières mountains.The village lies in the middle of the commune, high above the left bank of the Orbieu, which flows northeast through the commune....

, Vignevieille

Vignevieille

Vignevieille is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Vignevieillais.-Geography:The commune is located in the Corbières....

, Mayronnes

Mayronnes

Mayronnes is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.-Geography:The commune is located in the Corbières mountains.The village lies in the north-western part of the commune, on the left bank of the Madourneille brook, a tributary of the Orbieu, which forms part of the commune's...

, Saint-Martin-des-Puits

Saint-Martin-des-Puits

Saint-Martin-des-Puits is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.-Population:-Geography:The commune is located in the Corbières.The village lies on the right bank of the Orbieu, which flows northeast through the commune.-References:*...

, Saint-Pierre-des-Champs

Saint-Pierre-des-Champs

Saint-Pierre-des-Champs is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.-Population:-Geography:The commune is located in the Corbières....

, Lagrasse

Lagrasse

Lagrasse is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.Lagrasse is part of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France association .-Geography:...

, Ribaute

Ribaute

Ribaute is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.-Geography:The village lies on the right bank of the Orbieu, which flows northeast through the commune.-Population:...

, Camplong-d'Aude

Camplong-d'Aude

Camplong-d'Aude is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...

, Fabrezan

Fabrezan

Fabrezan is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.-Population:-Geography:The village lies on the left bank of the Orbieu, which flows northeastward through the commune....

, Ferrals-les-Corbières

Ferrals-les-Corbières

Ferrals-les-Corbières is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.-Geography:The river Orbieu flows northeastward through the western part of the commune and crosses the village.-Population:-References:*...

, Lézignan-Corbières

Lézignan-Corbières

Lézignan-Corbières is a commune in the Aude department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France. Situated in the Corbières wine region not far from Narbonne, it has a Vine and Wine Museum .-Geography:...

, Luc-sur-Orbieu

Luc-sur-Orbieu

Luc-sur-Orbieu is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.-Geography:The village lies on the right bank of the Orbieu, which forms most of the commune's western border, then flows east through the northern part of the commune.-Population:...

, Cruscades

Cruscades

Cruscades is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.-Population:-Geography:The village lies on the left bank of the Orbieu, which forms most of the commune's southern border....

, Ornaisons

Ornaisons

Ornaisons is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.-Geography:The village lies on the left bank of the brook of Quillanet, a tributary of the Orbieu, which forms part of the commune's western border, then flows northeast through its northern part.-Population:-References:*...

, Névian

Névian

Névian is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.-Population:...

, Villedaigne

Villedaigne

Villedaigne is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.-Population:-Geography:The village lies on the left bank of the Orbieu, which forms all of the commune's eastern border....

, Raissac-d'Aude

Raissac-d'Aude

Raissac-d'Aude is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.-Geography:The river Orbieu forms all of the commune's eastern border, then flows into the Aude, which forms all of its northern border.-Population:-References:*...

, Marcorignan

Marcorignan

Marcorignan is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.-Geography:The river Orbieu forms most of the commune's western border, then flows into the Aude, which forms all of its northern border.-Population:...