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Also known as Coulon

The Calavon (; also called le Coulon) is an long river in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Vaucluse départements, southeastern France. Its drainage basin is . 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.

Key facts

River.name
Calavon
River.image
Pont Julien.jpg
River.image_caption
The Calavon crossed by the Pont Julien near Bonnieux
River.map
Coulon.png
River.source1_location
Banon
River.mouth_location
Durance
River.subdivision_type1
Country
River.subdivision_name1
France
River.tributaries_right
Dôa

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Wikidata facts

Elevation
54
Image
Le calavon proche beaumettes by JM Rosier.JPG
Length
86.9
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Commons category
Calavon
watershed area
450
discharge
0.89
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The Calavon (; also called le Coulon) is an long river in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Vaucluse départements, southeastern France. Its drainage basin is . 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

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