Orbieu

Orbieu
The Orbieu at Lagrasse.
Origin	Fourtou 42°55′59″N 02°26′05″E / 42.93306°N 2.43472°E / 42.93306; 2.43472
Mouth	Aude 43°13′59″N 02°54′00″E / 43.23306°N 2.9°E / 43.23306; 2.9Coordinates: 43°13′59″N 02°54′00″E / 43.23306°N 2.9°E / 43.23306; 2.9
Basin countries	France
Length	84.3 km (52.4 mi)
Source elevation	700 m (2,300 ft)
Mouth elevation	10 m (33 ft)
Avg. discharge	4.64 m3/s (164 cu ft/s) at mouth
Basin area	680 km2 (260 sq mi)

The Orbieu is a 84.3 km (52.4 mi) long river in the Aude département, in south central France. Its source is at Fourtou, in the Corbières. It flows generally northeast. It is a right tributary of the Aude into which it flows between Raissac-d'Aude and Marcorignan, 10 km (6.2 mi) 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

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on 29 April 2009.

References

• http://www.geoportail.fr
• The Orbieu at the Sandre database