Orbieu Explained

Orbieu
Pushpin Map:France#France Occitanie
Source1 Location:Fourtou
Source1 Coordinates:42.9331°N 2.4347°W
Mouth Coordinates:43.2331°N 2.9°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Length:84.2km (52.3miles)
Source1 Elevation:700m (2,300feet)
Mouth Elevation:10m (30feet)
Discharge1 Avg:4.64m3/s
Basin Size:680km2

The Orbieu (in French pronounced as /ɔʁbjø/; Occitan (post 1500);: Orbiu) is an 84.2km (52.3miles) long river in the Aude département, in south central France. Its source is at Fourtou, in the Corbières Massif. It flows generally northeast. It is a right tributary of the Aude into which it flows between Raissac-d'Aude and Marcorignan, 10km (10miles) northwest of Narbonne.

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: Fourtou, Auriac, Lanet, Montjoi, Vignevieille, Mayronnes, Saint-Martin-des-Puits, Saint-Pierre-des-Champs, Lagrasse, Ribaute, Camplong-d'Aude, Fabrezan, Ferrals-les-Corbières, Lézignan-Corbières, Luc-sur-Orbieu, Cruscades, Ornaisons, Névian, Villedaigne, Raissac-d'Aude, Marcorignan