Aigues Explained

Aigues
Map:Eygues (rivière).png
Map Size:280px
Mouth Coordinates:44.0884°N 4.7369°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Length:113.7km (70.6miles)
Basin Size:1012km2

The Aigues, Aigue, Aygues or Eygues (in French pronounced as /ɛɡ/) (Occitan: Éguer) is a French river, a tributary of the Rhône. It runs through the departments of Drôme, Hautes-Alpes and Vaucluse. Its source is in the Baronnies mountains. It flows through Verclause, Sahune, Nyons, and it flows into the Rhône at Caderousse. It is 113.7km (70.6miles) long. Its drainage basin is 1012km2.[1]

Several spellings of the name are in use: the French national map service Géoportail shows both "l'Aigues" and "l'Aygues" on maps of the same area near Orange,[2] [3] and the village name of Saint-Maurice-sur-Eygues preserves another variant.

Among its tributaries is the Lauzon.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.observatoire-eau-paca.org/bassin_versant/aygues-eygues-l--10.html Bassin versant : Aygues-Eygues (L')
  2. Web site: Map showing Aigues. Geoportail. 15 October 2015.
  3. Web site: Map showing Aygues. Geoportail. 15 October 2015.