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The Durance is a major river in Southeastern France. A left tributary of the Rhône, it is 323.2 km (200.8 mi) long. Its drainage basin is 14,472 km2 (5,588 sq mi).
A view of the Durance south of Cavaillon with the LGV Méditerranée viaduct
The dam at the Lac de Serre-Ponçon
![Durance Valley at Les Mées, in the northern part of Plateau de Valensole [fr]. In the background is the Mourre de Chanier [fr] mountain. The EDF Canal](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Durance_Les_M%C3%A9es.JPG/500px-Durance_Les_M%C3%A9es.JPG)
Durance Valley at Les Mées, in the northern part of Plateau de Valensole [fr]. In the background is the Mourre de Chanier [fr] mountain. The EDF Canal is the thin white line in the distance between the tree line and the base of the hills.
The Durance, close to Avignon
Avignon
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Avignon is the prefecture of the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Located on the left bank of the river Rhône, the commune had a population of 93,671 as of the census results of 2017, with about 16,000 living in the ancient town centre enclosed by its medieval walls. It is France's 35th-largest metropolitan area according to INSEE with 337,039 inhabitants (2020), and France's 13th-largest urban unit with 459,533 inhabitants (2020). Its urban area was the fastest-growing in France from 1999 until 2010 with an increase of 76% of its population and an area increase of 136%. The Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Avignon, a cooperation structure of 16 communes, had 197,102 inhabitants in 2022.
Image: Vue aérienne 2 JP Campomar
Image: Park beim Papstpalast in Avignon 01 (cropped)
Image: Avignon, Palais des Papes depuis Tour Philippe le Bel by JM Rosier (cropped)
Image: Le Pont d'Avignon (cropped)