The Mare () is a river in the
Hérault
Hérault (; oc, Erau, ) is a department of the region of Occitania, Southern France. Named after the Hérault River, its prefecture is Montpellier. It had a population of 1,175,623 in 2019.[France
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,
which rises in the
Caroux-Espinouse hills.
The river's source is above
Castanet-le-Haut in the
Parc naturel régional du Haut-Languedoc
A mouflon in the park.
Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park (french: Parc naturel régional du Haut-Languedoc) is a regional natural park in the south of the Massif Central within the Aveyron, Hérault, and Tarn departments of France. These ar ...
. The river passes through
Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare
Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare (Languedocien: ''Sant Gervais'') is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Hérault department
The following is a list of the 342 Communes ...
and
Villemagne-l'Argentière
Villemagne-l'Argentière (; oc, Vilamanha, before 1989: ''Villemagne'') is a commune near Bédarieux in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
History
At the end of the 7th century, the first monastery was founded ...
, before joining the
Orb at
Hérépian.
Communes traversed
The river passes through the following communes, from source to mouth:
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Castanet-le-Haut
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Rosis
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Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare
Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare (Languedocien: ''Sant Gervais'') is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Hérault department
The following is a list of the 342 Communes ...
*
Saint-Étienne-Estréchoux
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La Tour-sur-Orb
La Tour-sur-Orb (; oc, La Torre d'Òrb) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Hérault department
The following is a list of the 342 Communes of France, ...
*
Bédarieux
Bédarieux (; oc, Bedarius) is a town and commune in the Hérault department in the region of Occitanie in southern France. The town is surrounded by the Espinouse mountain and Orb river, and is in the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park.
Th ...
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Taussac-la-Billière
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Villemagne-l'Argentière
Villemagne-l'Argentière (; oc, Vilamanha, before 1989: ''Villemagne'') is a commune near Bédarieux in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
History
At the end of the 7th century, the first monastery was founded ...
*
Hérépian
References
Rivers of France
Rivers of Occitania (administrative region)
Rivers of Hérault
1Mare
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