Sorgues (river)
Encyclopedia
The Sorgues is a 46.4 km (28.8 mi) long river
in the Aveyron
département, southern France
. Its source is a karstic
spring
at Cornus
, on the causse du Larzac. It flows generally west-northwest. It is a right tributary of the Dourdou de Camarès
into which it flows at Vabres-l'Abbaye
.
, Fondamente
, Marnhagues-et-Latour
, Saint-Félix-de-Sorgues
, Versols-et-Lapeyre
, Saint-Affrique
, Vabres-l'Abbaye
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 Aveyron
Aveyron
Aveyron is a département in southern France named after the Aveyron River.- History :Aveyron is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790....
département, southern 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 a karstic
Karst topography
Karst topography is a geologic formation shaped by the dissolution of a layer or layers of soluble bedrock, usually carbonate rock such as limestone or dolomite, but has also been documented for weathering resistant rocks like quartzite given the right conditions.Due to subterranean drainage, there...
spring
Spring (hydrosphere)
A spring—also known as a rising or resurgence—is a component of the hydrosphere. Specifically, it is any natural situation where water flows to the surface of the earth from underground...
at Cornus
Cornus, Aveyron
Cornus is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.-Geography:The commune lies on the causse du Larzac.The village lies in the valley of the Dèvre, a tributary of the Sorgues, which has its source in the commune.-Population:-References:...
, on the causse du Larzac. It flows generally west-northwest. It is a right tributary of the Dourdou de Camarès
Dourdou de Camarès
The Dourdou de Camarès is an long river in the Tarn, Hérault and Aveyron départements, southern France. Its source is in the Parc naturel régional du Haut-Languedoc, in the commune of Murat-sur-Vèbre, southeast of the village. It flows generally northwest...
into which it flows at Vabres-l'Abbaye
Vabres-l'Abbaye
Vabres-l'Abbaye is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.-Geography:The village lies in the northern part of the commune, on the right bank of the Dourdou de Camarès, which flows northward through the middle of the commune and forms part of its northern border, where it is joined...
.
Communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth: CornusCornus, Aveyron
Cornus is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.-Geography:The commune lies on the causse du Larzac.The village lies in the valley of the Dèvre, a tributary of the Sorgues, which has its source in the commune.-Population:-References:...
, Fondamente
Fondamente
Fondamente is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.-Geography:The village lies on the right bank of the Sorgues, which flows west-southwest through the northern part of the commune.-Population:-References:*...
, Marnhagues-et-Latour
Marnhagues-et-Latour
Marnhagues-et-Latour is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.-Geography:The Sorgues flows west-northwest through the commune; the Latour hamlet lies on its right bank. The Marnhagues hamlet lies in the valley of the Matas brook, a tributary of the Sorgues...
, Saint-Félix-de-Sorgues
Saint-Félix-de-Sorgues
Saint-Félix-de-Sorgues is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.-Geography:The village lies on the right bank of the Sorgues, which flows westward through the middle of the commune.-References:*...
, Versols-et-Lapeyre
Versols-et-Lapeyre
Versols-et-Lapeyre is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.-Geography:The hamlets of Versols and Lapeyre lie on the right bank of the Sorgues, which flows northwest through the middle of the commune.-Population:-References:*...
, Saint-Affrique
Saint-Affrique
Saint-Affrique is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.-History:Saint-Affrique grew in the 6th century around the tomb of St. Africain, bishop of Comminges. In the 12th century a fortress was built on the neighboring rock of Caylus. The possession of Saint-Affrique was vigorously...
, Vabres-l'Abbaye
Vabres-l'Abbaye
Vabres-l'Abbaye is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.-Geography:The village lies in the northern part of the commune, on the right bank of the Dourdou de Camarès, which flows northward through the middle of the commune and forms part of its northern border, where it is joined...