A major Cevennes tributary of the Hérault on the right bank, the Vis flows through the Gard and Hérault départements in the Occitanie region.57.8 km1 long, it rises in the Cévennes National Park, near the Col de l'Homme-Mort. It flows through Alzon, where the water infiltrates the Moulin de Larcy, before staying dry in the deep gorges surrounding the Causse de Blandas, separating it from the Causse de Campestre and the Causse du Larzac.
The village of Vissec is crossed by a dry river. The river rises again at the resurgence of La Foux, where water infiltrating the southern Larzac, Causse de Campestre and Causse de Blandas complements that lost at Alzon. After meandering through the cirque de Navacelles and Saint-Laurent-le-Minier, the Vis flows into the Hérault upstream of Ganges.
Along the way, numerous waterfalls, some of them spectacular, await the walker or holidaymaker: cascade de Navacelles, de Saint-Laurent-le-Minier or de Cazilhac.
The Navacelles cirque
Over the centuries, the river has shaped a spectacular natural cirque. The cirque de Navacelles' tourist appeal, exceptional landscape and fragile environment have led to its inclusion in the "Grand Site de France" network.
The Cirque de Navacelles becomes the 15th Grand Site de France, the 4th in Occitanie after the Camargue gardoise, the Massif du Canigó, the Pont du Gard and Saint-Guilhem-le Désert-Gorges de l'Hérault. It lies at the heart of the Causses & Cévennes World Heritage Site.
The Cirque de Navacelles Grand Site is :
1274 ha of classified site,
1309 ha of registered site,
6 Natura 2000 sites,
part of the "Causses et Cévennes" World Heritage Site,
250,000 visitors a year.
Two main lookouts offer exceptional panoramic views: the Baume Auriol lookout in Blandas and the Doline lookout in Saint-Maurice-Navacelles.
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