Bléone

Bléone

Bléone

River in France

The Bléone (French pronunciation: [bleɔn]; Occitan: Blèuna) is a 69.5-kilometre (43.2 mi) long river in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence département, southeastern France.[1] Its drainage basin is 906 km2 (350 sq mi).[2] Its source is several small streams converging near the refuge de l'Estrop, a mountain shelter in Prads-Haute-Bléone. It flows generally southwest. It is a left tributary of the Durance into which it flows between L'Escale and Les Mées.

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Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: Prads-Haute-Bléone, La Javie, Le Brusquet, Marcoux, Digne-les-Bains, Aiglun, Mallemoisson, Le Chaffaut-Saint-Jurson, Mirabeau, Malijai, L'Escale, Les Mées,

References

  1. [1]
    Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Bléone (X12-0400)".
  2. [2]
    Bassin versant : Bléone (La), Observatoire Régional Eau et Milieux Aquatiques en PACA
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