Fleuve· 80 segments
La Durance
Crosses 6 administrative regions : Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Gard, Hautes-Alpes, Var +1
Total length
333km
Max discharge
1 686,6m³/s
Max Strahler
7
Segments matched
80
River geography6 admin regions · 120 communes
6 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)
- Alpes-de-Haute-ProvenceProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France100.0 kmin this dpt
- Hautes-AlpesProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France67.4 kmin this dpt
- Bouches-du-RhôneProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France53.8 kmin this dpt
- VaucluseProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France46.6 kmin this dpt
- GardOccitanie · France10.6 kmin this dpt
- VarProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France5.4 kmin this dpt
120 communes (L5)For countries with L5
- Valensole18.30 km
- Sisteron11.98 km
- Avignon11.72 km
- Pertuis11.12 km
- Saint-Paul-lès-Durance9.79 km
- Aramon8.83 km
- Brunet7.83 km
- Mallemort7.74 km
- Cavaillon7.18 km
- Jouques6.34 km
- Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban6.17 km
- Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières5.76 km
- Oraison5.65 km
- Briançon5.52 km
- Saint-Crépin5.50 km
- Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade4.78 km
- Tallard4.62 km
- L'Escale4.28 km
- Champcella4.20 km
- Villeneuve4.04 km
- Saint-André-d'Embrun3.74 km
- Corbières3.73 km
- Saint-Estève-Janson3.71 km
- Cheval-Blanc3.66 km
- Puget3.66 km
- Manosque3.66 km
- Châteauroux-les-Alpes3.60 km
- Saint-Clément-sur-Durance3.43 km
- Sénas3.40 km
- Ribiers3.33 km
- Vaumeilh3.29 km
- Mérindol3.21 km
- Peipin3.16 km
- Orgon2.95 km
- Le Poët2.92 km
- Jarjayes2.90 km
- Saint-Julien-d'Asse2.85 km
- Les Mées2.85 km
- Prunières2.81 km
- Rians2.79 km
- Bras-d'Asse2.73 km
- La Roque-d'Anthéron2.72 km
- Vinon-sur-Verdon2.63 km
- Rognes2.42 km
- Rochebrune2.42 km
- La Roche-de-Rame2.40 km
- Peyrolles-en-Provence2.36 km
- Chorges2.32 km
- L'Argentière-la-Bessée2.23 km
- Val-des-Prés2.08 km
- Salignac2.04 km
- Barbentane1.97 km
- Le Castellet1.93 km
- Beaumont-de-Pertuis1.89 km
- Cadenet1.87 km
- Guillestre1.82 km
- Volx1.58 km
- La Brillanne1.58 km
- Montfort1.50 km
- Vallabrègues1.40 km
- Gréoux-les-Bains1.34 km
- Embrun1.26 km
- Peyruis1.23 km
- Mison1.20 km
- Rognonas1.16 km
- Lurs1.15 km
- Sigoyer1.15 km
- Lettret1.14 km
- Réotier1.01 km
- Curbans1.01 km
- Lauris0.90 km
- Sainte-Tulle0.85 km
- Meyrargues0.83 km
- Venterol0.82 km
- Châteaurenard0.82 km
- Eygliers0.75 km
- Caumont-sur-Durance0.71 km
- Saint-Pierre-de-Mézoargues0.63 km
- Villelaure0.63 km
- Les Vigneaux0.59 km
- Vitrolles0.57 km
- Charleval0.56 km
- Cabannes0.56 km
- Claret0.55 km
- Valernes0.49 km
- Plan-d'Orgon0.40 km
- Aubignosc0.38 km
- Volonne0.36 km
- Les Angles0.34 km
- Alleins0.33 km
- Noves0.31 km
- Ventavon0.28 km
- Entrepierres0.28 km
- Montgenèvre0.08 km
- Upaix0.04 km
- Savines-le-Lac0.04 km
- La Saulce0.02 km
- Gap0.00 km
- Le Sauze-du-Lac0.00 km
- Châteauneuf-Val-Saint-Donat0.00 km
- Châteauvieux0.00 km
- Crots0.00 km
- Lardier-et-Valença0.00 km
- Baratier0.00 km
- Entrevennes0.00 km
- Théus0.00 km
- Remollon0.00 km
- Bréziers0.00 km
- Freissinières0.00 km
- Pontis0.00 km
- Puyvert0.00 km
- Risoul0.00 km
- Villar-Saint-Pancrace0.00 km
- Puy-Saint-Pierre0.00 km
- Puy-Saint-André0.00 km
- Boulbon0.00 km
- Thèze0.00 km
- Monêtier-Allemont0.00 km
- Montfrin0.00 km
- Ganagobie0.00 km
30 intersecting protected areas
Protected perimeter around a national nature reserve
Verdon
IUCN VRegional Nature Park
Baronnies Provençales
IUCN VRegional Nature Park
Luberon
IUCN VRegional Nature Park
National Park - Buffer zone/Area of adhesion
Protected perimeter around a national nature reserve
Alpilles
IUCN VRegional Nature Park
Plateau de Valensole
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Valensole
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
21 more protected areassorted by area
Montagne Sainte Victoire
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Garrigues de Lançon et Chaînes alentour
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Les Alpilles
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Clarée
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
L'Asse
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Massif du Luberon
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
La Durance
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Steppique Durancien et Queyrassin
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Les Alpilles
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Biotope Protection Order
Massif du Petit Luberon
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
La Durance
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Le Rhône aval
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Le Buech
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Montagne de Seymuit - Crête de la Scie
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Le Calavon et l'Encrème
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Castellane (De La)
IUCN IVForest Managed Biological Reserve
Rivière Asse
IUCN IVBiotope Protection Order
Biotope Protection Order
Biotope Protection Order
Montagne De Mouisset
IUCN IVBiotope Protection Order
1 page = 1 named river (aggregation of 80 HydroRIVERS v10 segments). Spatial join cached after first hit.
Species present
8 506 distinct species · 474 556 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 La Durance : 36 espèces + 4 bulles famille, 63 interactions GloBI documentées sur 6 types (connectance 8.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 4 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
333km
Max discharge
1 686,6m³/s
Max Strahler
7
Segments matched
80
HydroRIVERS v1.0 (Lehner et al. 2019) aggregated by name + main_riv → 1 entity = 1 named river.