Vidourle
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The Vidourle is a river in southern France
, flowing into the Mediterranean Sea
in Le Grau-du-Roi
. Its source is in the Cévennes
mountains, northwest of Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
, at Saint-Roman-de-Codières
. It flows generally southeast. At Gallargues-le-Montueux
, it was crossed by the old Roman road Via Domitia
with the now ruined Roman bridge Pont Ambroix
.
The Vidourle flows through the following départements and towns:
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...
, flowing 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 Le Grau-du-Roi
Le Grau-du-Roi
Le Grau-du-Roi is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. It is the sole commume in Gard to have a frontage on the Mediterranean. To the west is Herault and La Grande-Motte, and to the east is the department of Bouches-du-Rhone...
. Its source is in the Cévennes
Cévennes
The Cévennes are a range of mountains in south-central France, covering parts of the départements of Gard, Lozère, Ardèche, and Haute-Loire.The word Cévennes comes from the Gaulish Cebenna, which was Latinized by Julius Caesar to Cevenna...
mountains, northwest of Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...
, at Saint-Roman-de-Codières
Saint-Roman-de-Codières
Saint-Roman-de-Codières is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...
. It flows generally southeast. At Gallargues-le-Montueux
Gallargues-le-Montueux
Gallargues-le-Montueux is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...
, it was crossed by the old Roman road Via Domitia
Via Domitia
The Via Domitia was the first Roman road built in Gaul, to link Italy and Hispania through Gallia Narbonensis, across what is now southern France. The route that the Romans regularised and paved was ancient when they set out to survey it, so old that it traces the mythic route travelled by Heracles...
with the now ruined Roman bridge Pont Ambroix
Pont Ambroix
The Pont Ambroix or Pont d'Ambrussum was a 1st century BC Roman bridge in the south of France which was part of the Via Domitia. It crossed the Vidourle at Ambrussum, between today's Gallargues-le-Montueux in the Gard department and Villetelle in the Hérault department.In the High Middle Ages, a...
.
The Vidourle flows through the following départements and towns:
- GardGardGard is a département located in southern France in the Languedoc-Roussillon region.The department is named after the River Gard, although the formerly Occitan name of the River Gard, Gardon, has been replacing the traditional French name in recent decades, even among French speakers.- History...
: Saint-Roman-de-CodièresSaint-Roman-de-CodièresSaint-Roman-de-Codières is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...
, Saint-Hippolyte-du-FortSaint-Hippolyte-du-FortSaint-Hippolyte-du-Fort is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...
, SauveSauveSauve is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.-Population:-Personalities:In the mid-1990s American underground comic artist Robert Crumb traded six of his sketchbooks for a townhouse in Sauve...
, QuissacQuissac, GardQuissac is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...
, SommièresSommièresSommières is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.It lies from Nîmes, from Montpellier.-Geography:Sommières is to the south of the garrigues and on the edge of the Vaunage, a wine growing region. It straddles the River Vidourle.-History:... - HéraultHéraultHérault is a department in the south of France named after the Hérault river.-History:Hérault is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
: LunelLunelLunel is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. Lunel is located east of Montpellier and southwest of Nîmes .-History:The ancient Roman site of Ambrussum is located nearby. The troubadour Folquet de Lunel was from Lunel....
, MarsillarguesMarsillarguesMarsillargues is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.The population of the city is 6700 inhabitants. Its inhabitants are called Marsillarguois.-Geography:... - GardGardGard is a département located in southern France in the Languedoc-Roussillon region.The department is named after the River Gard, although the formerly Occitan name of the River Gard, Gardon, has been replacing the traditional French name in recent decades, even among French speakers.- History...
: Saint-Laurent-d'AigouzeSaint-Laurent-d'AigouzeSaint-Laurent-d'Aigouze is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...
, Le Grau-du-RoiLe Grau-du-RoiLe Grau-du-Roi is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. It is the sole commume in Gard to have a frontage on the Mediterranean. To the west is Herault and La Grande-Motte, and to the east is the department of Bouches-du-Rhone...