The Orb (; ) is a long river in the department of Hérault in the south of France. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea at Valras-Plage. The river flows through the towns of Bédarieux and Béziers, where it is crossed by the canal du Midi on the Orb Aqueduct.
Geography
The Orb flows through the following communes:
- Ceilhes-et-Rocozels
- Avène
- Le Bousquet-d'Orb
- La Tour-sur-Orb
- Bédarieux
- Hérépian
- Lamalou-les-Bains
- Le Poujol-sur-Orb
- Roquebrun
- Cessenon-sur-Orb
- Lignan-sur-Orb
- Béziers
- Sauvian
- Sérignan
- Valras-Plage
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File:Pont de Cazouls.jpg|Orb river bridge at Cazouls
Image:Roquebrun vue orb.JPG|The Orb at Roquebrun
Image:River Orb viewed from Beziers.JPG|The Orb viewed from Béziers
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Tributaries
The following rivers flow into the Orb:
- Jaur
- Lirou
- Mare
- Taurou
- Vernazobre
- Rieutort
- Héric