Arc (Provence)

The Arc is an long river in Southern France. It arises at an elevation of , close to the village of Pourcieux. It then passes through Aix-en-Provence before flowing into the Étang de Berre, a lagoon connected with the Mediterranean Sea to the west of Marseille. Its drainage basin, with a surface area of , is divided between two départments, Var and Bouches-du-Rhône. The Bayeux, the Cause and the Torse are its tributaries.
The Roquefavour Aqueduct passes over the river; Paul Cézanne's "Mont Sainte-Victoire and the Viaduct of the Arc River Valley" is the best known piece of art representing the Arc.