The Vésubie is a river in the southeast of

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 ...

. It is a left tributary of the Var in the

Maritime Alps The Maritime Alps (french: Alpes Maritimes ; it, Alpi Marittime ) are a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps. They form the border between the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and the Italian regions of Piedmont and Li ...

. It is long. Its drainage basin is .Bassin versant : Vésubie (La)
Observatoire Régional Eau et Milieux Aquatiques en PACA The source is in the Mercantour National park near the border with

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

. The river flows through the town of

Saint-Martin-Vésubie Saint-Martin-Vésubie (; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Sant Martin de Lantosca'') is a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. Established on the edge of a glacial plate, it had a population of 1, ...

which is a major center for hiking. It flows into the Var near Levens. One of its tributaries is the Gordolasque.

Towns along the river

Roquebillière Roquebillière (; historical it, Roccabigliera; oc, Ròcabilhiera) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. History It was part of the historic County of Nice until 1860 as ''Roccabigliere." The town was at o ...

Lantosque Lantosque (; oc, Lantosca) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. It is one of sixteen villages grouped together by the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur tourist department as the ''Route des Villages Perchés'' (Ro ...

Utelle Utelle (; oc, Uels) is a commune about northeast of Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Geography It is perched on a hill along the Vesubie Gorge not far from the Mercantour National Park. Sights Formerly an ag ...

Duranus Duranus (; oc, Duranús) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Population Tourism Duranus is one of sixteen villages grouped together by the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur tourist department as the ''Route de ...

* Belvédère

References

Rivers of France Rivers of Alpes-Maritimes Rivers of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Rivers of the Alps {{France-river-stub