Argens
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The river goes through Vidauban, Le Muy, Roquebrune-sur-Argens, Fréjus, then it flows into the Mediterranean Sea, near Fréjus.
Name
The river is attested as ad flumen Argenteum in the 1st century BC, Argenteus in the 1st century AD, and A̓rgentíou (Ἀργεντίου) in the 2nd century. It derives from the Latin or Celtic word for 'silver'.[3]
Rivers flowing into Argens
References
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- ↑ Template:Sandre
- ↑ Bassin versant : Argens (L'), Observatoire Régional Eau et Milieux Aquatiques en PACA
- ↑ Script error: No such module "Footnotes"., s.v. Argenteus.