The Calavon (French: le Calavon, also called le Coulon) is an 86.7-kilometre (53.9 mi) long river in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Vaucluse départements, southeastern France.[1] Its drainage basin is 1,027 km² (397 sq mi).[2] 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.

Calavon
The Calavon crossed by the Pont Julien near Bonnieux
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Banon
• coordinates	44°02′10″N 05°38′32″E
• elevation	420 m (1,380 ft)
Mouth
• location	Durance
• coordinates	43°51′19″N 04°59′16″E
• elevation	57 m (187 ft)
Length	86.7 km (53.9 mi)
Basin size	1,027 km2 (397 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	0.89 m3/s (31 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Durance→ Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea
Tributaries
• right	Dôa

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

References

External links

Media related to Calavon at Wikimedia Commons

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