The Vis is a

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in south-central

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, in the

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administrative region. It is a right tributary of the

Hérault Hérault (; oc, Erau, ) is a department of the region of Occitania, Southern France. Named after the Hérault River, its prefecture is Montpellier. It had a population of 1,175,623 in 2019.Cévennes The Cévennes ( , ; oc, Cevenas) is a cultural region and range of mountains in south-central France, on the south-east edge of the Massif Central. It covers parts of the ''départements'' of Ardèche, Gard, Hérault and Lozère. Rich in geogr ...

, near the village of Alzon. It flows between the Causse du Larzac and the

Causse de Blandas Causse de Blandas is a limestone karst plateau in the south of the Massif Central in the Gard department, in southern France. Geography The communes of causse de Blandas are: * Blandas *Montdardier *Rogues See also * Causses * cirque de Na ...

into the

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Origin of the name

The name "Vis" derives from the old

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root "Vir" which means "river", and which can be found in the name of many rivers in France such as the Vire.

Towns along the river

The Vis flows through the following communes from source to mouth: *

Arrigas Arrigas is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. Geography The village is in the Cévennes, above the D999 road between Le Vigan and Alzon. History Arrigas possesses a number of Megalithic remains including the dolmen of Arr ...

* Alzon *

Campestre-et-Luc Campestre-et-Luc (; oc, Campèstre e lo Luc) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Gard department This is a list of the 351 communes of the Gard department of France. The commune ...

* Blandas *

Vissec Vissec (; Languedocien: ''Virsec'') is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. Population See also * Château de Vissec * Vis River *Communes of the Gard department This is a list of the 351 Communes of France, communes of the ...

* Saint-Maurice-Navacelles * Rogues *

Gorniès Gorniès (; oc, Gornièrs) is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France. The river Vis flows through the commune. Population Sights *Arboretum du Grenouillet The Arboretum du Grenouillet is an ...

* Saint-Laurent-le-Minier * Saint-Julien-de-la-Nef * Cazilhac

Hydrology and water quality

The Vis takes its source on the Saint-Guiral mount.The Vis on Trekearth
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References

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Cirque de Navacelles and the gorges of the Vis
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Banque Hydro - Station Y2035010 - La Vis à Saint-Laurent-le-Minier (Synthèse)
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