Orb (river)

The Orb (Òrb) is a 135.6 km long river in the department of Hérault in the south of France. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea at Valras-Plage. The river flows through the towns of Bédarieux and Béziers, where it is crossed by the canal du Midi on the Orb Aqueduct. In ancient times, the Orb was crossed at Capestang by the 1500 m long Roman Pont Serme.

Geography
The Orb flows through the following communes:
 * Ceilhes-et-Rocozels
 * Avène
 * Le Bousquet-d'Orb
 * La Tour-sur-Orb
 * Bédarieux
 * Hérépian
 * Lamalou-les-Bains
 * Le Poujol-sur-Orb
 * Roquebrun
 * Cessenon-sur-Orb
 * Lignan-sur-Orb
 * Béziers
 * Sauvian
 * Sérignan
 * Valras-Plage

Tributaries
The following rivers flow into the Orb:
 * Jaur 30 km
 * Lirou 30 km
 * Mare 29 km
 * Taurou 25 km
 * Vernazobre 24 km
 * Rieutort 18 km
 * Héric 14 km