Calavon

Calavon
The Calavon crossed by the Pont Julien near Bonnieux.
Origin	Banon 44°02′10″N 05°38′32″E / 44.03611°N 5.64222°E / 44.03611; 5.64222
Mouth	Durance 43°51′19″N 04°59′16″E / 43.85528°N 4.98778°E / 43.85528; 4.98778Coordinates: 43°51′19″N 04°59′16″E / 43.85528°N 4.98778°E / 43.85528; 4.98778
Basin countries	France
Length	88.3 km (54.9 mi)
Source elevation	420 m (1,380 ft)
Mouth elevation	57 m (187 ft)
Avg. discharge	0.89 m3/s (31 cu ft/s) at mouth
Basin area	450 km2 (170 sq mi)

The Calavon (French: le Calavon, also called le Coulon) is an 88.3 km (54.9 mi) long river in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Vaucluse départements, southeastern France. Its source is near Banon. It flows generally west-southwest. It is a right tributary of the Durance into which it flows at Caumont-sur-Durance, near Cavaillon.

Départements and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

• Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: Banon, Simiane-la-Rotonde, Oppedette,
• Viens, Vaucluse
• Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: Céreste
• Vaucluse: Saint-Martin-de-Castillon, Castellet, Saignon, Caseneuve, Apt, Bonnieux, Roussillon, Goult, Ménerbes, Beaumettes, Oppède, Maubec, Robion, Cavaillon, Caumont-sur-Durance

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on February 26th 2009.

References

Media related to Calavon at Wikimedia Commons

• http://www.geoportail.fr
• The Calavon at the Sandre database