durance n : imprisonment (especially for a long time)

English

Noun

1. imprisonment

For the commune in the Lot-et-Garonne département, see Durance, Lot-et-Garonne.

The Durance (Occitan: Durença in classical norm or Durènço in Mistralian norm) is a 320 km long river in south-eastern France, left tributary of the Rhône. Its source is in the south-western Alps, in the ski resort of Montgenèvre near Briançon. It flows south-west through the following départements and cities:

• Hautes-Alpes: Briançon, Embrun.
• Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: Sisteron, Manosque.
• Vaucluse: Cavaillon, Avignon.
• Bouches-du-Rhône.

The Durance flows into the river Rhône near Avignon. The main tributaries of the Durance are the rivers Bléone and Verdon.

External links

• Discover the Durance on Notreprovence.fr