Durance
The Durance is a major river in Southeastern France. A left tributary of the Rhône, it is 323.2 km long. Its drainage basin is 14,472 km2. Its source is in the southwestern part of the Alps, in the Montgenèvre ski resort near Briançon; it flows southwest through the following departments and cities: The Durance's largest tributary is the Verdon.
- Stream
- Description: major river in southeastern France
- Also known as“Durance River”“Durença”“Durènço”“la Durance Rivière”
Places of Interest
Discover Chateau de Barbentane and Town hall of Barbentane.
Chateau de Barbentane
Chateau de Barbentane is a castle.
2½ km south of Durance
Maison des Chevaliers
Maison des Chevaliers is a historic building.
2½ km south of Durance
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ile Piot and Rognonas.
Rognonas
Rognonas is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
5 km southeast of Durance
Durance
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Latitude
43.92276° or 43° 55′ 22″ north
Longitude
4.74409° or 4° 44′ 39″ east
Open location code
8FM6WPFV+4J
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yakut—“Durance” goes by many names.
دورانسArabic
ԴյուրանսArmenian
Ríu DuranceAsturian
DuranceBasque
ДзюрансBelarusian
DuranceBosnian
DurençaBreton
ДюрансBulgarian
DuranceCatalan
DurençaCatalan
DuranceCebuano
迪朗斯河Chinese
ДюрансChuvash
DuranceCroatian
DuranceCzech
DuranceDanish
DuranceDutch
Durance (rivier)Dutch
نهر دورانسEgyptian Arabic
DuranceEstonian
Durance’i jõgiEstonian
DuranceFinnish
დიურანსიGeorgian
ΝτυράνςGreek
דוראנסHebrew
DuranceHungarian
DuranceIrish
DruenzaItalian
DuranceItalian
デュランス川Japanese
DruentiaLatin
DiuransasLithuanian
DuranceLuxembourgish
ДирансMacedonian
DuranceNorwegian
DuranceNorwegian Bokmål
DuranceNorwegian Nynorsk
DurençaNorwegian Nynorsk
DurènçoNorwegian Nynorsk
DurençaOccitan (post 1500)
دورانسPersian
DurancePiemontese
DurancePolish
DuranceRomanian
ДюрансRussian
ДюрансаRussian
ДирансSerbian
DuranceSerbo-Croatian
DuranceSlovak
DuranceSlovenian
DurancetalSlovenian
DurançoleSlovenian
دورانس چاییSouth Azerbaijani
DuranceSwedish
ДюрансUkrainian
Fiume DuranceVenetian
Дюранс өрүсYakut
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Localities in the Area
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