page_title: Ardèche (river)
section_title: Departments and communes
hierarchical_section_title: Ardèche (river) / Departments and communes
caption_attribution_description: Description: Ardèche River, France. Photo taken near the city of Aubenas. Source: own picture (Thomas Rosenau, User:Pumbaa80) Date: see metadata section below Other versions: opposite view Description: La rivière Ardèche, près d'Aubenas. Source: Image prise par Thomas Rosenau (User:Pumbaa80) Date: voir ci-dessous (section «Metadata») Autres versions: vue opposée
context_page_description: The Ardèche is a 125-kilometre long river in south-central France, a right-bank tributary of the River Rhône. Its source is in the Massif Central, near the village of Astet. It flows into the Rhône near Pont-Saint-Esprit, north-west of Orange. The river gives its name to the French department of Ardèche.
  The valley of the Ardèche is very scenic, in particular a 30-kilometre section known as the Ardèche Gorges. The walls of the river here are limestone cliffs up to 300 metres high. A kayak and camping trip down the gorge is not technically difficult and is very popular in the summer. The most famous feature is a natural 60-metre stone arch spanning the river known as the Pont d'Arc.
context_section_description: The Ardèche flows through the following departments and communes:
  Department of Ardèche (named after the river):
  Astet (source)
  Mayres (Le Lignon joins)
  Barnas
  Thueyts
  Pont-de-Labeaume (La Fontolliere joins)
  Lalevade-d'Ardeche (right bank)
  Vals-les-Bains (left bank) (La Volane joins)
  Labégude (right bank)
  Ucel (left bank)
  Saint-Privat (left bank) (Le Luol joins)
  Aubenas (right bank)
  Saint-Didier-sous-Aubenas
  Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon (right bank)
  Vogüé
  Lanas (right bank)
  Saint-Maurice-d'Ardeche (left bank) (L'Auzon joins)
  Balazuc
  Chauzon (right bank)
  Pradons (left bank)
  Ruoms (left bank)
  Labeaume (right bank) (La Ligne joins)
  Saint-Alban-Auriolles (right bank) (La Beaume and La Cassezac joins)
  Vallon-Pont-d'Arc (left bank) (L'Ibie joins)
  Salavas (right bank)
  Labastide-de-Virac (right bank)
  Saint-Remèze (left bank) (Gorges de l'Ardeche)
  Bidon (left bank)
  Saint-Martin-d'Ardeche (left bank)
  Saint-Just-d'Ardèche (left bank)
  Department of Gard
  Le Garn (right bank)
  Aiguèze (right bank)
  Saint-Julien-de-Peyrolas
  Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson
  Pont-Saint-Esprit (joins the Rhone)
caption: Ardèche River near Aubenas
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