It is on the North bank of the river Rhone.

The two gorges and the river Rhone to the south provided excellent natural fortifications for the growing town.

The river Rhone is very cold, very deep and very swift.

Historically, it is limited by the river Rhône to the west, and the border with Italy to the east.

At their northern end, the hills drop steeply down to the River Rhone.

It is a right tributary of the River Rhône.

It towered over the river Rhone and dominated its course around the northern border of the Roman province.

France's highest legal body has finally dismissed an appeal against a light water reactor complex at Cruas on the river Rhone.

The resulting valley continues for a few kilometres until it reaches the town of Visp on the young river Rhone.

Avignon is situated on the banks of the river Rhone, one of the main water thoroughfares in France.