Volane

The Volane is a 22.5 km French river, a tributary of the Ardèche and a sub-affluent of the Rhône.

Geography
It crops at the foot of the suc de l'Areilladou at 1448 m in Mézilhac and at 1400 m, nearly at the end of the téléski de l'Areilladou. It runs through (among others) the towns of Antraigues-sur-Volane and Vals-les-Bains. It joins the Ardèche north of Labégude, at 234 m just outside Vals-les-Bains at le pont de Vals (locality) at less than 500 m from the casino.

Communes
The river runs through eight communes:
 * faring downstream : Mézilhac, Laviolle, Antraigues-sur-Volane, Genestelle, Asperjoc, Saint-Andéol-de-Vals, Vals-les-Bains, Labégude (confluence).

Tributaries


The Volane has 21 official tributaries:
 * ruisseau de Larbonnet (L) 2 km
 * ruisseau des Hubertes (L) 1 km
 * ruisseau du Crouzet (R) 3 km
 * ruisseau de Pradas (L) 1 km
 * ruisseau de Rocheplate (R) 1 km
 * ruisseau de Fournier (L) 1 km
 * ruisseau de Varneyre (R) 3 km
 * ruisseau de la Sapède (R) 2 km
 * ruisseau de Fontfreyde (R) 1 km
 * ruisseau de Rouyon (R) 2 km
 * ruisseau du Bouchet (R) 2 km
 * ruisseau des Fuels (R) 2 km
 * ruisseau de Bise (L) 9 km
 * ruisseau de Coupe (R) 2 km
 * ruisseau de Pra Michel (L) 1 km
 * ruisseau de la Borie (L) 1 km
 * ruisseau de la Combe (R) 1 km
 * ruisseau de la Chadeyre (L) 1 km
 * la Bézorgues (R) 19 km
 * ruisseau de Rouchon (L) 1 km
 * le Voltour (R) 7 km

Topography
The river watershed spans eight communes including 7,241 inhabitants for an area of 123 km2 - with an average of 59 inhabitants/km2 and 563 m in elevation.

Ecology
La Volane is a piscicole stream of 1st category (lush in trout and other salmonids). .

Culture
The Volane is photographed in "A book of the Cévennes" by Sabine Baring-Gould.

Toponym
The Volane gave its name to Antraigues-sur-Volane.