Hérault (river)

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.

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**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:

## Main tributaries
The main tributaries of the Hérault river are:

**Left tributaries**:
* Rieutord - 26.3&nbsp;km
* Lamalou - 15.9&nbsp;km

**Right tributaries**:
* Arre - 23.6&nbsp;km
* Vis - 57.8&nbsp;km
* Buèges - 12.2&nbsp;km
* Lergue - 44.9&nbsp;km
* Boyne - 24.9&nbsp;km
* Peyne - 32.9&nbsp;km
* Thongue - 33.4&nbsp;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

## References 
## Other websites
* Banque Hydro -  Banque Hydro - Station Y2372010 - L'Hérault à Agde (Synthèse)  
* Syndicat Mixte du Bassin du Fleuve Hérault (SMBFH) 
* EEDD - Dossiers thématiques: Livret ressource fleuve Hérault