Arc | |
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![]() The Arc flowing near Aix-en-Provence | |
Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Pourcieux |
• elevation | 470 m (1,540 ft) |
Mouth | Étang de Berre |
• coordinates | 43°30′24″N 5°6′49″E / 43.50667°N 5.11361°E |
Length | 83 km (52 mi) |
Basin size | 716 km2 (276 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Étang de Berre→ Mediterranean Sea |
The Arc is an 83-kilometre (52 mi) long river in Southern France.[1] It arises at an elevation of 470 metres (1,540 ft), close to the village of Pourcieux. It then passes through Aix-en-Provence before flowing into the Étang de Berre, a lagoon connected with the Mediterranean Sea to the west of Marseille. Its drainage basin, with a surface area of 716 square kilometres (276 sq mi), is divided between two départments, Var and Bouches-du-Rhône.[2] The Bayeux, the Cause and the Torse are its tributaries.
The Roquefavour Aqueduct passes over the river; Paul Cézanne's Mont Sainte-Victoire and the Viaduct of the Arc River Valley is the best known piece of art representing the Arc.