Title: Hérault (river) Content: The Hérault  is a river in southern France that flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The Hérault department is named after this river. ==Geography== The Hérault river has a length of and a drainage basin with an area of of which 64.8% are forests and 32.0% are used for farming. Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is at Agde, near its mouth. Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:500 height:300 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:30 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:75 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:20 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:5 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:Jan text:Jan. bar:Feb text:Feb. bar:Mar text:Mar. bar:Apr text:Apr. bar:May text:May bar:Jun text:Jun. bar:Jul text:Jul. bar:Aug text:Aug. bar:Sep text:Sep. bar:Oct text:Oct. bar:Nov text:Nov. bar:Dec text:Dec. PlotData= color:barra width:20 align:left bar:Jan from:0 till: 62.60 bar:Feb from:0 till: 63.30 bar:Mar from:0 till: 61.30 bar:Apr from:0 till: 47.30 bar:May from:0 till: 34.60 bar:Jun from:0 till: 20.80 bar:Jul from:0 till: 7.99 bar:Aug from:0 till: 7.02 bar:Sep from:0 till: 20.00 bar:Oct from:0 till: 54.70 bar:Nov from:0 till: 63.00 bar:Dec from:0 till: 62.00 PlotData= bar:Jan at: 62.60 fontsize:S text: 62.60 shift:(-8,5) bar:Feb at: 63.30 fontsize:S text: 63.30 shift:(-12,5) bar:Mar at: 61.30 fontsize:S text: 61.30 shift:(-12,5) bar:Apr at: 47.30 fontsize:S text: 47.30 shift:(-12,5) bar:May at: 34.60 fontsize:S text: 34.60 shift:(-12,5) bar:Jun at: 20.80 fontsize:S text: 20.80 shift:(-12,5) bar:Jul at: 7.99 fontsize:S text: 7.99 shift:(-10,5) bar:Aug at: 7.02 fontsize:S text: 7.02 shift:(-10,5) bar:Sep at: 20.00 fontsize:S text: 20.00 shift:(-12,5) bar:Oct at: 54.70 fontsize:S text: 54.70 shift:(-12,5) bar:Nov at: 63.00 fontsize:S text: 63.00 shift:(-12,5) bar:Dec at: 62.00 fontsize:S text: 62.00 shift:(-12,5) Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Agden ===Course=== The Hérault starts in the Col de Prat Peyrot on the Mont Aigoual, in the Cévennes, southeastern Massif Central, in the commune of Valleraugue, Gard department, at an altitude of about . The Hérault flows to the south, in general, and passes through the Gard and Hérault, in the Occitanie region, and a total of 43 communes, most of them in the Hérault department: * Occitanie region ** Gard: Notre-Dame-de-la-Rouvière, Roquedur, Saint-André-de-Majencoules, Saint-Julien-de-la-Nef, Valleraugue ** Hérault: Agde, Agonès, Aniane, Argelliers, Aspiran, Bélarga, Bessan, Brissac, Campagnan, Canet, Castelnau-de-Guers, Causse-de-la-Selle, Cazilhac, Cazouls-d'Hérault, Florensac, Ganges, Gignac, Lagamas, Laroque, Lézignan-la- Cèbe, Montagnac, Paulhan, Pézenas, Le Pouget, Pouzols, Puéchabon, Saint-André- de-Sangonis, Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois,Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, Saint-Jean-de- Fos, Saint-Pargoire, Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens, Saint-Thibéry, Tressan, Usclas-d'Hérault Finally, it flows into the Mediterranean Sea in Agde, in the Hérault department. ==Main tributaries== thumbnail|right|The Hérault river at Agden The main tributaries of the Hérault river are: Left tributaries: * Rieutord - 26.3 km * Lamalou - 15.9 km Right tributaries: * Arre - 23.6 km * Vis - 57.8 km * Buèges - 12.2 km * Lergue - 44.9 km * Boyne - 24.9 km * Peyne - 32.9 km * Thongue - 33.4 km ==Gallery== File:Pontdiable herault.jpg|Saint- Guilhem-le-Désert - Pont du Diable from the Middle Ages. File:Gignac pont- Herault.JPG|Gignac - Bridge of the XVIII century. File:Agde cathedrale Herault.JPG|Agde - the river and the Saint-Étienne d'Agde cathedral. File:Hérault River, Agde, Hérault 02.jpg|Mouth of the Hérault in the Mediterranean in Agde. ==Related pages== * List of rivers of France