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Lez (river)
The Lez ( ; ) is a river in the Hérault department in southern France. It is the main river of the city of Montpellier. The river has its source in the forest 5 km north of Saint-Clément-de-Rivière and it flows into the Mediterranean Sea at Palavas-les-Flots after first passing between two large lagoons and intersecting with the Canal du Rhône à Sète. Its longest tributary is the Mosson. The small fish Cottus petiti is endemic to a short stretch of the Lez. The communes along the Lez are (upstream to downstream): * Saint-Clément-de-Rivière (source) * Les Matelles * Prades-le-Lez * Montferrier-sur-Lez * Clapiers * Montpellier * Castelnau-le-Lez * Lattes * Palavas-les-Flots (where it flows into the sea).
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The Lez ( ; ) is a river in the Hérault department in southern France. It is the main river of the city of Montpellier. The river has its source in the forest 5 km north of Saint-Clément-de-Rivière and it flows into the Mediterranean Sea at Palavas-les-Flots after first passing between two large lagoons and intersecting with the Canal du Rhône à Sète. Its longest tributary is the Mosson. The small fish Cottus petiti is endemic to a short stretch of the Lez. The communes along the Lez are (upstream to downstream): * Saint-Clément-de-Rivière (source) * Les Matelles * Prades-le-Lez * Montferrier-sur-Lez * Clapiers * Montpellier * Castelnau-le-Lez * Lattes * Palavas-les-Flots (where it flows into the sea).
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