Rivière· 45 segments
L'Hérault
Crosses 2 administrative regions : Gard, Hérault
Total length
149km
Max discharge
63,7m³/s
Max Strahler
4
Segments matched
45
River geography2 admin regions · 55 communes
2 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)
55 communes (L5)For countries with L5
- Brissac8.53 km
- Valleraugue7.94 km
- Agde7.52 km
- Florensac7.23 km
- Pézenas6.69 km
- Saint-André-de-Majencoules6.00 km
- Montagnac4.68 km
- Aniane4.43 km
- Bessan4.38 km
- Castelnau-de-Guers3.95 km
- Gignac3.87 km
- Saint-Julien-de-la-Nef3.57 km
- Saint-Martin-de-Londres3.13 km
- Laroque3.12 km
- Causse-de-la-Selle2.93 km
- Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert2.90 km
- Nizas2.84 km
- Ganges2.52 km
- Canet2.50 km
- Cazouls-d'Hérault2.48 km
- Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois2.35 km
- Sumène2.24 km
- Saint-Jean-de-Fos2.10 km
- Cazilhac2.09 km
- Bélarga2.04 km
- Notre-Dame-de-la-Rouvière1.82 km
- Le Pouget1.71 km
- Aspiran1.65 km
- Puilacher1.61 km
- Agonès1.44 km
- Puéchabon1.44 km
- Tressan1.39 km
- Campagnan1.33 km
- Fontès1.15 km
- Roquedur1.09 km
- Plaissan0.95 km
- Saint-André-de-Sangonis0.79 km
- Adissan0.69 km
- Pouzols0.63 km
- Paulhan0.59 km
- Vendémian0.54 km
- Lézignan-la-Cèbe0.54 km
- Lagamas0.06 km
- Saint-Laurent-le-Minier0.00 km
- Brignac0.00 km
- Le Vigan0.00 km
- Argelliers0.00 km
- Tourbes0.00 km
- Saint-Thibéry0.00 km
- Usclas-d'Hérault0.00 km
- Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens0.00 km
- Nézignan-l'Évêque0.00 km
- Aumes0.00 km
- Vias0.00 km
- Saint-Pargoire0.00 km
20 intersecting protected areas
National Park - Buffer zone/Area of adhesion
Cévennes
IUCN IINational Park - Core Area
Les Cévennes
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Hautes Garrigues du Montpelliérais
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Gorges de l'Hérault
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Gorges de la Vis et cirque de Navacelles
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Le Salagou
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Gorges de Rieutord, Fage et Cagnasse
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Massif de l'Aigoual et du Lingas
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
11 more protected areassorted by area
Côtes sableuses de l'infralittoral Languedocien
IUCN Not ReportedSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)
Posidonies du cap d'Agde
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Est et sud de Béziers
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Plaine de Villeveyrac-Montagnac
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Gorges de la Vis et de la Virenque
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Le bagnas
IUCN IVLand acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy)
Gorges De L\'Hérault
IUCN IVBiotope Protection Order
Cours inférieur de l'Hérault
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Le clot
IUCN IVLand acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy)
bessan
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
cure grenier
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
1 page = 1 named river (aggregation of 45 HydroRIVERS v10 segments). Spatial join cached after first hit.
Species present
2 328 distinct species · 23 228 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 40 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de L'Hérault : 35 espèces + 5 bulles famille, 63 interactions GloBI documentées sur 5 types (connectance 8.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 5 bulles regroupent des espèces visuellement absorbées par famille (≥3 espèces visibles).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydrology (HydroRIVERS v10)
Total length
149km
Max discharge
63,7m³/s
Max Strahler
4
Segments matched
45
HydroRIVERS v1.0 (Lehner et al. 2019) aggregated by name + main_riv → 1 entity = 1 named river.