Durance

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For the commune in the Lot-et-Garonne département, see Durance, Lot-et-Garonne.

Durance is a 320 km long river in south-eastern France. Its source is in the south-western Alps, 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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