Vis (river)
{{Short description|River in southern France}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Vis
| native_name ={{native name|fr|La Vis}}
| image = Vis_aval_foux.jpg
| image_caption = The Vis
| map = Vis (rivière).png
| source1_location = Cévennes
| mouth_location = Hérault
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|43|56|22|N|3|41|23|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = France
| length = {{convert|57.8|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| source1_elevation =
| discharge1_avg = {{convert|10|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
| basin_size = {{convert|332|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}
| progression = Hérault→ Mediterranean Sea
}}
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The Vis is a {{convert|57.8|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} river in south-central France, in the Occitanie administrative region.{{sandre|id=Y2030500|nom=La Vis}} It is a right tributary of the Hérault. Its source is in the Cévennes, near the village of Alzon. It flows between the Causse du Larzac and the Causse de Blandas into the Hérault and Gard departments. The Vis flows into the Hérault near Ganges.
Origin of the name
The name "Vis" derives from the old Proto-Indo-European root "Vir" which means "river", and which can be found in the name of many rivers in France such as the Vire.
Towns along the river
The Vis flows through the following communes from source to mouth:
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- Arrigas
- Alzon
- Campestre-et-Luc
- Blandas
- Vissec
- Saint-Maurice-Navacelles
- Rogues
- Gorniès
- Saint-Laurent-le-Minier
- Saint-Julien-de-la-Nef
- Cazilhac
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Hydrology and water quality
The Vis takes its source on the Saint-Guiral mount.[http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/photo868824.htm The Vis on Trekearth]
See also
References
{{Commons category|Vis River}}
{{Reflist}}
- {{in lang|en}} [http://www.cevennes-meridionales.com/otlevigan/decouvrir/cirque-navacelles.do?item=decouvrir Cirque de Navacelles and the gorges of the Vis]
- {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.hydro.eaufrance.fr/selection.php Banque Hydro - Station Y2035010 - La Vis à Saint-Laurent-le-Minier (Synthèse)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219053605/http://www.hydro.eaufrance.fr/selection.php |date=2015-02-19 }}
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Category:Rivers of Occitania (administrative region)
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