Asse (river)

Asse
The Asse at Bras-d'Asse.
Country	France
Basin
Main source	Tartonne 1,350 m (4,430 ft) 44°06′09″N 06°22′44″E / 44.10250°N 6.37889°E / 44.10250; 6.37889
River mouth	Durance 320 m (1,050 ft) 43°52′28″N 05°52′43″E / 43.87444°N 5.87861°E / 43.87444; 5.87861Coordinates: 43°52′28″N 05°52′43″E / 43.87444°N 5.87861°E / 43.87444; 5.87861
Progression	Durance→ Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea
Basin size	500 km2 (190 sq mi)
Physical characteristics
Length	75.4 km (46.9 mi)
Discharge	Average rate: 5 m3/s (180 cu ft/s)

The Asse (Assa in Occitan) is a 75.4-kilometre (46.9 mi) long river in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence département, southeastern France. Its source is several small streams which converge at Tartonne, 12 kilometres (7 mi) east of Digne-les-Bains. It flows generally southwest. It is a left tributary of the Durance into which it flows between Valensole and Oraison, 9 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of Manosque.

The Asse is called "Asse de Clumanc" between its source and its confluence with the "Asse de Blieux" and the "Asse de Moriez" at Barrême.

Part of its valley is used by the route Napoléon.

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: Tartonne, Clumanc, Saint-Lions, Barrême, Chaudon-Norante, Beynes, Entrages, Châteauredon, Mézel, Estoublon, Bras-d'Asse, Saint-Julien-d'Asse, Brunet, Le Castellet, Valensole, Oraison

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on 4 May 2009.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Asse.

• http://www.geoportail.fr
• The Asse at the Sandre database
• The Asse at the Natura 2000 site