Asse (river)

The Asse (French pronunciation: [as]; Occitan: Assa) is a 76.3-kilometre (47.4 mi) long river in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence département, southeastern France.^[1] 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. Its drainage basin is 657 km² (254 sq mi).^[2]

Asse
The Asse at Bras-d'Asse.
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Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Tartonne
• coordinates	44°06′09″N 06°22′44″E
• elevation	1,350 m (4,430 ft)
Mouth
• location	Durance
• coordinates	43°52′28″N 05°52′43″E
• elevation	320 m (1,050 ft)
Length	76.3 km (47.4 mi)
Basin size	657 km2 (254 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	5 m3/s (180 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Durance→ Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea

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. The valleys of the Asse and its tributaries are protected as a Natura 2000 site.^[3]

Part of the Asse 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