The Drôme starts in the Col de Carabès, in the western foothills of the Alps, in the commune of La Bâtie-des-Fonds, (Drôme department), at an altitude of about 1,033 m (3,389 ft).
From here, the Drôme flows first to the northwest and then to the west.

The Drôme river flows within the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, 2 departments and 37 communes.
It flows through the following communes, among others:
Drôme : Valdrôme, Luc-en-Diois, Die, Saillans, Allex, Crest, Loriol-sur-Drôme, Livron-sur-Drôme
Ardèche : Le Pouzin (at its confluence)
Finally, it flows into the Rhône river in the commune of Loriol-sur-Drôme, on the border with the Ardèche department.
The Drôme starts in the Col de Carabès, in the western foothills of the Alps, in the commune of La Bâtie-des-Fonds, (Drôme department), at an altitude of about 1,033 m (3,389 ft). From here, the Drôme flows first to the northwest and then to the west.
The Drôme river flows within the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, 2 departments and 37 communes. It flows through the following communes, among others:
Drôme : Valdrôme, Luc-en-Diois, Die, Saillans, Allex, Crest, Loriol-sur-Drôme, Livron-sur-Drôme
Ardèche : Le Pouzin (at its confluence)
Finally, it flows into the Rhône river in the commune of Loriol-sur-Drôme, on the border with the Ardèche department.
Drôme (river)