The
Ouvèze is
riverA river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing toward 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...
in southern
FranceFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
, left tributary of the
RhôneThe Rhone is one of the major rivers of Europe, originating in Switzerland and running from there through the south-eastern corner of France...
. It rises in the southern
French PrealpsThe French Prealps are the group of mountain ranges of medium elevation at the periphery of the French Alps, stretching from Lake Geneva south-west to the Drôme River...
(the
BaronniesThe Baronnies, in French Les Baronnies is a historic name for the area East and North of Mont Ventoux in Southern France.Today most of the Baronnies is part of the département Drôme...
), in the commune of
Montauban-sur-l'OuvèzeMontauban-sur-l'Ouvèze is a commune in the Drôme department in south-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Drôme department...
. It flows into the
RhôneThe Rhone is one of the major rivers of Europe, originating in Switzerland and running from there through the south-eastern corner of France...
in
SorguesSorgues is a commune of the Vaucluse département in southern France. It is also the name of a river running through the area. The Sorgues River is a tributary of the Rhone which begins at Fontaine-de-Vaucluse.-Famous residents:...
, north of
AvignonAvignon is a commune in the Vaucluse department in south-eastern France with an estimated mid-2004 population of 89,300 in the city itself and a population of 290,466 in the metropolitan area at the 1999 census.The city is well known for its Palais des Papes , where several popes...
.
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The
Ouvèze is
riverA river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing toward 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...
in southern
FranceFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
, left tributary of the
RhôneThe Rhone is one of the major rivers of Europe, originating in Switzerland and running from there through the south-eastern corner of France...
. It rises in the southern
French PrealpsThe French Prealps are the group of mountain ranges of medium elevation at the periphery of the French Alps, stretching from Lake Geneva south-west to the Drôme River...
(the
BaronniesThe Baronnies, in French Les Baronnies is a historic name for the area East and North of Mont Ventoux in Southern France.Today most of the Baronnies is part of the département Drôme...
), in the commune of
Montauban-sur-l'OuvèzeMontauban-sur-l'Ouvèze is a commune in the Drôme department in south-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Drôme department...
. It flows into the
RhôneThe Rhone is one of the major rivers of Europe, originating in Switzerland and running from there through the south-eastern corner of France...
in
SorguesSorgues is a commune of the Vaucluse département in southern France. It is also the name of a river running through the area. The Sorgues River is a tributary of the Rhone which begins at Fontaine-de-Vaucluse.-Famous residents:...
, north of
AvignonAvignon is a commune in the Vaucluse department in south-eastern France with an estimated mid-2004 population of 89,300 in the city itself and a population of 290,466 in the metropolitan area at the 1999 census.The city is well known for its Palais des Papes , where several popes...
.
The Ouvèze passes through the following
départements and towns:
- Drôme
Drôme is a department in southeastern France named after the Drôme River.-History:Drôme is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
: Buis-les-BaronniesBuis-les-Baronnies is a commune in the Drôme department in south-eastern France.-See also:* Baronnies*Communes of the Drôme department...
, Mollans-sur-OuvèzeMollans-sur-Ouvèze is a commune in the Drôme department in south-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Drôme department...
- Vaucluse
The Vaucluse is a department in the southeast of France, named after the famous spring, the Fontaine-de-Vaucluse.- History :...
: Vaison-la-RomaineVaison-la-Romaine is a small town and former bishopric in Provence. It is part of a commune of the same name, in the Vaucluse département, a part of the ancient French province of Comtat Venaissin...
, BédarridesBédarrides is a commune of the Vaucluse département in southern France....
, SorguesSorgues is a commune of the Vaucluse département in southern France. It is also the name of a river running through the area. The Sorgues River is a tributary of the Rhone which begins at Fontaine-de-Vaucluse.-Famous residents:...