Loup (river)

The Loup (French pronunciation: [lu] ⓘ; Occitan: Lop) is a river in the Alpes-Maritimes department, Southeastern France.

With a length of 49 kilometres (30 mi), it ends in the Mediterranean Sea in Villeneuve-Loubet, near Cagnes-sur-Mer.

The water flow in the Loup was observed for a period of 34 years (1980-2013) in Villeneuve-Loubet, a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department, located at its mouth at the Mediterranean Sea.

The river's catchment area is 289 km2 (112 sq mi),[2] and the average flow rate is 4.480 m3/s.

[4] According to UKClimbing the gorge offers a total of 451 routes set in the French limestone.

Bridge over the Loup near Pont du Loup. The upper viaduct was destroyed during the Second World War.
Alexandre Chabot climbs the 9a sport route PuntX