Arc (Provence)

Arc
The Arc flowing near Aix-en-Provence
Location of mouth Arc (Provence) (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Pourcieux
• elevation	470 m (1,540 ft)
Mouth	Étang de Berre
• coordinates	43°30′24″N 5°6′49″E
Length	83 km (52 mi)
Basin size	716 km2 (276 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Étang de Berre→ Mediterranean Sea

The Arc is an 83-kilometre (52 mi) long river in Southern France. It arises at an elevation of 470 metres (1,540 ft), close to the village of Pourcieux. It then passes through Aix-en-Provence before flowing into the Étang de Berre, a lagoon connected with the Mediterranean Sea to the west of Marseille. Its drainage basin, with a surface area of 716 square kilometres (276 sq mi), is divided between two départments, Var and Bouches-du-Rhône. The Bayeux, the Cause and the Torse are its tributaries.

The Roquefavour Aqueduct passes over the river; Paul Cézanne's Mont Sainte-Victoire and the Viaduct of the Arc River Valley is the best known piece of art representing the Arc.