The Hers-Mort (; ; the "Dead Hers", as opposed to the faster-flowing Hers-Vif, or "Live Hers") is a long river in southern France, a right-bank tributary of the

Garonne The Garonne (, also , ; Occitan, Catalan, Basque, and es, Garona, ; la, Garumna or ) is a river of southwest France and northern Spain. It flows from the central Spanish Pyrenees to the Gironde estuary at the French port of Bordeaux – ...

. Its average flow rate is . The Hers-Mort rises in the

Lauragais The Lauragais () is an area of the south-west of France that is south-east of Toulouse. The Lauragais, a former county in the south-west of France, takes its name from the town of Laurac and has a large area. It covers both sides of the Canal d ...

region, near the village

Fonters-du-Razès Fonters-du-Razès is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Aude department *List of medieval bridges in France The list of medieval bridges in France comprises all bridges built betwee ...

, in the

Aude Aude (; ) is a department in Southern France, located in the Occitanie region and named after the river Aude. The departmental council also calls it " Cathar Country" (French: ''Pays cathare'') after a group of religious dissidents active ...

department. It flows northwest through the following departments and towns: *

Payra-sur-l'Hers Payra-sur-l'Hers (, literally ''Payra on the Hers''; oc, Pairan) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Aude department The following is a list of the 433 communes of the Aude depart ...

, Salles-sur-l'Hers *

Haute-Garonne Haute-Garonne (; oc, Nauta Garona, ; en, Upper Garonne) is a department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country' ...

Villefranche-de-Lauragais Villefranche-de-Lauragais (Languedocien: ''Vilafranca de Lauragués'') is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Villefranche-de-Lauragais station has rail connections to Toulouse, Carcassonne and Narbonne. Population ...

Baziège Baziège (; oc, Basièja) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Baziège station has rail connections to Toulouse, Carcassonne and Narbonne. Population Monument Baziège (Haute-Garonne, Fr) église de style ...

Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and fr ...

Saint-Jory Saint-Jory (; oc, Sent Jòri) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. It is served by Saint-Jory station on the Bordeaux-Toulouse line. Population Sights The Château de Saint-Jory is a 16th-century castle whic ...

It flows into the Garonne near

Grenade-sur-Garonne Grenade (; Languedocien: ''Granada''), also referred to as Grenade-sur-Garonne, is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. History The town is a bastide founded in the 1290s on the initiative of the Cistercian monks of t ...

. Its waters, augmented by the Girou which flows into its right bank, irrigate the market gardens around

. The

Canal du Midi The Canal du Midi (; ) is a long canal in Southern France (french: le Midi). Originally named the ''Canal royal en Languedoc'' (Royal Canal in Languedoc) and renamed by French revolutionaries to ''Canal du Midi'' in 1789, the canal is conside ...

crosses the Hers-Mort near

via the

Hers Aqueduct The Hers Aqueduct (french: Aqueduc de l'Hers, also ''Aqueduc des Voûtes'') Canal du Midi : Aqueduc des Voûtes ou de l'Hers is one of several aqueducts, or water bridges, created for the Canal du Midi. It crosses the river Hers-Mort near the vil ...

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* * Rivers of France Rivers of Aude Rivers of Haute-Garonne Rivers of Occitania (administrative region) {{France-river-stub