The Hers-Mort (; ; the "Dead Hers", as opposed to the faster-flowing

Hers-Vif The Hers-Vif (, "Live Hers", as opposed to the slower flowing Hers-Mort, "Dead Hers"), also named ''Grand Hers'' or simply ''Hers'', is a long river in southern France, right tributary of the Ariège. The Hers-Vif rises at an elevation of about ...

, or "Live Hers") is a long river in southern France, a right-bank tributary of the

Garonne The Garonne (, also , ; Occitan, Catalan, Basque, and es, Garona, ; la, Garumna or ) is a river of southwest France and northern Spain. It flows from the central Spanish Pyrenees to the Gironde estuary at the French port of Bordeaux – a ...

. Its average flow rate is . The Hers-Mort rises in the

Lauragais The Lauragais () is an area of the south-west of France that is south-east of Toulouse. The Lauragais, a former county in the south-west of France, takes its name from the town of Laurac and has a large area. It covers both sides of the Canal ...

region, near the village Fonters-du-Razès, in the Aude department. It flows northwest through the following departments and towns: * Aude:

Payra-sur-l'Hers Payra-sur-l'Hers (, literally ''Payra on the Hers''; oc, Pairan) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also com ...

Salles-sur-l'Hers Salles-sur-l'Hers (, literally ''Salles on the Hers''; oc, Salas d'Èrs) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It ...

Haute-Garonne Haute-Garonne (; oc, Nauta Garona, ; en, Upper Garonne) is a department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country's ...

Villefranche-de-Lauragais Villefranche-de-Lauragais (Languedocien: ''Vilafranca de Lauragués'') is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Villefranche-de-Lauragais station Villefranche-de-Lauragais station (French: ''Gare de Villefranche-de- ...

, Baziège,

Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Par ...

Saint-Jory Saint-Jory (; oc, Sent Jòri) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. It is served by Saint-Jory station on the Bordeaux-Toulouse line. Population Sights The Château de Saint-Jory is a 16th-century castle wh ...

It flows into the Garonne near

Grenade-sur-Garonne Grenade (; Languedocien: ''Granada''), also referred to as Grenade-sur-Garonne, is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. History The town is a bastide founded in the 1290s on the initiative of the Cistercian monks of t ...

. Its waters, augmented by the Girou which flows into its right bank, irrigate the market gardens around

. The Canal du Midi crosses the Hers-Mort near

via the

Hers Aqueduct The Hers Aqueduct (french: Aqueduc de l'Hers, also ''Aqueduc des Voûtes'') Canal du Midi : Aqueduc des Voûtes ou de l'Hers is one of several aqueducts, or water bridges, created for the Canal du Midi. It crosses the river Hers-Mort near the vi ...

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References

* * Rivers of France Rivers of Aude Rivers of Haute-Garonne Rivers of Occitania (administrative region) {{France-river-stub