DURANCE

:''For the commune in the Lot-et-Garonne département, see Durance, Lot-et-Garonne.''
The 'Durance' (Occitan: ''Durença'' in classical norm or ''Durènço'' in Mistralian norm) is a 320 km long river in south-eastern France, left tributary of the Rhône. Its source is in the south-western Alps, in the ski resort of Montgenèvre near Briançon. It flows south-west through the following ''départements'' and cities:

★ Hautes-Alpes: Briançon, Embrun.

★ Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: Sisteron, Manosque.

★ Vaucluse: Cavaillon, Avignon.

★ Bouches-du-Rhône.
The Durance flows into the river Rhône near Avignon. The main tributaries of the Durance are the rivers Bléone and Verdon.

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★ Discover the Durance on Notreprovence.fr