Cèze
Encyclopedia
The Cèze is a French
river
, a tributary of the Rhone
. It runs through the departments of Lozère
and Gard
in the Languedoc-Roussillon
region
. Its source is in the Cévennes
mountains, near Saint-André-Capcèze
. It flows through Bessèges
, Saint-Ambroix
, Bagnols-sur-Cèze
, and it flows into the Rhone at Codolet
, southwest of Orange
.
Among its tributaries is the Aiguillon
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
river
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
, a tributary of the Rhone
Rhône
Rhone can refer to:* Rhone, one of the major rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France* Rhône Glacier, the source of the Rhone River and one of the primary contributors to Lake Geneva in the far eastern end of the canton of Valais in Switzerland...
. It runs through the departments of Lozère
Lozère
Lozère , is a department in southeast France near the Massif Central, named after Mont Lozère.- History :Lozère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
and Gard
Gard
Gard is a département located in southern France in the Languedoc-Roussillon region.The department is named after the River Gard, although the formerly Occitan name of the River Gard, Gardon, has been replacing the traditional French name in recent decades, even among French speakers.- History...
in the Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc-Roussillon is one of the 27 regions of France. It comprises five departments, and borders the other French regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes, Auvergne, Midi-Pyrénées on the one side, and Spain, Andorra and the Mediterranean sea on the other side.-Geography:The region is...
region
Régions of France
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. Its source is in the Cévennes
Cévennes
The Cévennes are a range of mountains in south-central France, covering parts of the départements of Gard, Lozère, Ardèche, and Haute-Loire.The word Cévennes comes from the Gaulish Cebenna, which was Latinized by Julius Caesar to Cevenna...
mountains, near Saint-André-Capcèze
Saint-André-Capcèze
Saint-André-Capcèze is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France.-References:* *...
. It flows through Bessèges
Bessèges
Bessèges is a commune in the Gard department in France. It is situated on the Cèze river.-History:Historically Bessèges was a hamlet of Robiac. Its importance began with the opening of a coalmine in 1809, followed by an iron and steel plant in 1833, and eventually the railway reached it in 1857...
, Saint-Ambroix
Saint-Ambroix, Gard
Saint-Ambroix is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...
, Bagnols-sur-Cèze
Bagnols-sur-Cèze
Bagnols-sur-Cèze is a commune in the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon région in southern France.-History:A small regional center, Bagnols-sur-Cèze was quite certainly a Roman town before the main part was built in the 13th century around a central arcaded square that is still preserved...
, and it flows into the Rhone at Codolet
Codolet
Codolet is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.-Population:-External links:*...
, southwest of Orange
Orange, Vaucluse
Orange is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.It has a primarily agricultural economy...
.
Among its tributaries is the Aiguillon
Aiguillon (Cèze)
The Aiguillon is a river in southern France, a tributary of the Cèze. It is the departments of Gard, in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. The source of the River Aiguillon is on Mont Bouquet, west of Lussan...
.