Aigues

The Aigues, Aigue, Aygues or Eygues is a French river, a tributary of the Rhône. It runs through the departments of Drôme, Hautes-Alpes and Vaucluse. Its source is in the Baronnies mountains. It flows through Verclause, Sahune, Nyons, and it flows into the Rhône at Caderousse.

This article is about the river in France. For the municipality in Spain, see Aigües.

For the tributary of the Luy de Béarn in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, see Aïgue Longue; for the tributary of the Tuébi in Alpes-Maritimes see Aigue Blanche.

Aigues
Aigues near Nyons
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Baronnies
Mouth
• location	Caderousse
Length	114.2 km (71.0 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea

Several spellings of the name are in use: the French national map service Géoportail shows both "l'Aigues" and "l'Aygues" on maps of the same area near Orange,[1][2] and the village name of Saint-Maurice-sur-Eygues preserves another variant.

Among its tributaries is the Lauzon.

References

1. "Map showing Aigues". Geoportail. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
2. "Map showing Aygues". Geoportail. Retrieved 15 October 2015.