The Ibie is a long

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...

in the

Ardèche Ardèche (; oc, Ardecha; frp, Ardecha) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. It is named after the river Ardèche and had a population of 328,278 as of 2019.département In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities"), between the regions of France, admin ...

'', southeastern

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. Its source is at Saint-Jean-le-Centenier, south of the village. It flows generally south-southwest, through the northern part of the

Côtes du Vivarais AOC Côtes du Vivarais is a wine-growing AOC in the northwestern extreme of the southern Rhône wine region of France. The wines are produced in 9 communes of the Ardèche department, and in 5 communes of the department of the Gard. The region is ...

. It is a

left tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage b ...

of the

Ardèche Ardèche (; oc, Ardecha; frp, Ardecha) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. It is named after the river Ardèche and had a population of 328,278 as of 2019.Vallon-Pont-d'Arc Vallon-Pont-d'Arc (; oc, Valon) is a communes of France, commune in the Ardèche Departments of France, department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region, Southern France. Vallon-Pont-d'Arc is a capital of prehistoric and cultural tou ...

, southeast of the village.

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: *Ardèche: Saint-Jean-le-Centenier,

Villeneuve-de-Berg Villeneuve-de-Berg is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France. Geography The village lies in the north central part of the commune, on the right bank of the river Ibie The Ibie is a long river in the Ardèche ''département ...

Saint-Maurice-d'Ibie Saint-Maurice-d'Ibie (; oc, Sant Maurici d'Ibia) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France. Geography The village lies in the north-western part of the commune, on the left bank of the river Ibie The Ibie is a long river i ...

, Rochecolombe, Lagorce,

Vallon-Pont-d'Arc Vallon-Pont-d'Arc (; oc, Valon) is a communes of France, commune in the Ardèche Departments of France, department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region, Southern France. Vallon-Pont-d'Arc is a capital of prehistoric and cultural tou ...

References

Rivers of France Rivers of Ardèche Rivers of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes {{France-river-stub