Aigues

River

Aigues
Aigues near Nyons

Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	Baronnies

Mouth	Rhône
• location	Caderousse
• coordinates	44°05′18″N 4°44′13″E / 44.0884°N 4.7369°E / 44.0884; 4.7369
Length	113.7 km (70.6 mi)
Basin size	1,012 km² (391 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea

The Aigues, Aigue, Aygues or Eygues (French pronunciation: [ɛɡ]) (Occitan: Éguer) is a French river, a tributary of the Rhône. It runs through the departments of Drôme, Hautes-Alpes and Vaucluse. Its source is in the Baronnies mountains. It flows through Verclause, Sahune, Nyons, and it flows into the Rhône at Caderousse. It is 113.7 km (70.6 mi) long.^[1] Its drainage basin is 1,012 km² (391 sq mi).^[2]

Several spellings of the name are in use: the French national map service Géoportail shows both "l'Aigues" and "l'Aygues" on maps of the same area near Orange,^[3]^[4] and the village name of Saint-Maurice-sur-Eygues preserves another variant.

Among its tributaries is the Lauzon.

References

^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Aigue (V53-0400)".
^ Bassin versant : Aygues-Eygues (L'), Observatoire Régional Eau et Milieux Aquatiques en PACA
^ "Map showing Aigues". Geoportail. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
^ "Map showing Aygues". Geoportail. Retrieved 15 October 2015.