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This article is about the Loup river in the Alpes Maritimes, France. There is also a Loup River in Nebraska, U.S.A. and Rivière-du-Loup in Quebec, Canada.
The river Loup (pronounced LOO) is in the Alpes Maritimes, France. It is 49 km (30 miles) in length. Its source is a grassy hollow in the Vallon de l'Audibergue. It is fed by streams running down the north face of the Montagne de l'Audibergue. It flows through some of the most beautiful scenery in Provence and passes through the Gorges du Loup, then flows into the Mediterranean Sea at Bouches-du-Loup. The word loup is often conceived as meaning wolf, but in the south of France it also means a bass. This is a more likely derivation. Nevertheless, this fish was named after the wolf because of its voracity.
From its source in the Vallon de l'Audibergue the Loup flows through four kinds of scenery.
- 1, The Upper Loup Valley runs eastwards from it's source near Andon with mountains on either side. L'Audibergue (1642m), Cheiron (1778m).
- 2, At Cipières the river turns south and flows through a narrow canyon called the Gorges du Loup.
- 3, After the village of Pont-du-Loup it turns east, and flows through the broader wooded Gorges Inferieur du Loup towards La Colle-sur-Loup.
- 4, It finally turns south-east and flows through the plains of Villeneuve-loubet where it enters the Mediterranean.
Towns and villages beside the Loup are Andon, Thorenc, Gréolières, Cipières, Courmes, Gourdon, Pont-du-Loup, Tourrettes-sur-Loup, Le Bar-sur-Loup, La Colle-sur-Loup Villeneuve-Loubet and Cagnes-sur-Mer. Also worth visiting nearby, is the very popular St Paul de Vence.
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