Hérault L'Hérault  (French)
A bridge and aqueduct over the Hérault near Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, as seen from Pont du Diable
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
- location	Mont Aigoual Cévennes
Mouth
- location	Mediterranean Sea
- coordinates	43°16′57″N 3°26′39″E / 43.28250°N 3.44417°E / 43.28250; 3.44417
Length	147.6 km (91.7 mi)
Basin size	2,900 km2 (1,100 sq mi)
Discharge
- average	50 m3/s (1,800 cu ft/s)

The Hérault (Occitan: Erau) is a river in southern France that flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The Hérault department is named after this river.

The Hérault river has a length of 147.6 km (91.7 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of 2,582 km² (997 sq mi) of which 64.8% are forests and 32.0% are used for farming.^[1]

Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 41.9 m³/s (1,480 cu ft/s) at Agde, near its mouth.^[2]

Average monthly discharge (m³/s) at Agden

The Hérault starts in the Col de Prat Peyrot on the Mont Aigoual, in the Cévennes, southeastern Massif Central, in the commune of Valleraugue, Gard department, at an altitude of about 1,370 m (4,495 ft).^[3]

The Hérault flows to the south, in general, and passes through the Gard and Hérault, in the Occitanie region, and a total of 43 communes, most of them in the Hérault department:^[1]

• Occitanie region
  • Gard: Notre-Dame-de-la-Rouvière, Roquedur, Saint-André-de-Majencoules, Saint-Julien-de-la-Nef, Valleraugue
  • Hérault: Agde, Agonès, Aniane, Argelliers, Aspiran, Bélarga, Bessan, Brissac, Campagnan, Canet, Castelnau-de-Guers, Causse-de-la-Selle, Cazilhac, Cazouls-d'Hérault, Florensac, Ganges, Gignac, Lagamas, Laroque, Lézignan-la-Cèbe, Montagnac, Paulhan, Pézenas, Le Pouget, Pouzols, Puéchabon, Saint-André-de-Sangonis, Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois,Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, Saint-Jean-de-Fos, Saint-Pargoire, Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens, Saint-Thibéry, Tressan, Usclas-d'Hérault

Finally, it flows into the Mediterranean Sea in Agde, in the Hérault department.^[4]

The main tributaries of the Hérault river are:^[1]

• 
  Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert - Pont du Diable from the Middle Ages.
• 
  Gignac - Bridge of the XVIII century.
• 
  Agde - the river and the Saint-Étienne d'Agde cathedral.
• 
  Mouth of the Hérault in the Mediterranean in Agde.

• List of rivers of France

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hérault River.

• Banque Hydro - Banque Hydro - Station Y2372010 - L'Hérault à Agde (Synthèse) Archived 2015-02-19 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
• Syndicat Mixte du Bassin du Fleuve Hérault (SMBFH) (in French)
• EEDD - Dossiers thématiques: Livret ressource fleuve Hérault (in French)