title: Mare (river)
text: # Mare (river)
  
  The Mare (French pronunciation: (listen)) is a 29.5 km (18.3 mi) river in the Hérault department in southern France, which rises in the Caroux-Espinouse hills.
  
  The river's source is above Castanet-le-Haut in the Parc naturel régional du Haut-Languedoc. The river passes through Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare and Villemagne-l'Argentière, before joining the Orb at Hérépian.
  
  ## Communes traversed
  
  The river passes through the following communes, from source to mouth:
  
  * Castanet-le-Haut
  * Rosis
  * Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare
  * Saint-Étienne-Estréchoux
  * La Tour-sur-Orb
  * Bédarieux
  * Taussac-la-Billière
  * Villemagne-l'Argentière
  * Hérépian
  