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Adour River
The Adour (; eu, Aturri; oc, Ador) is a river in southwestern France. It rises in High- Bigorre (Pyrenees), in the commune of Aspin-Aure, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean ( Bay of Biscay) near Bayonne. It is long, of which the uppermost ca. is known as the ''Adour de Payolle''. At its final stretch, i.e. on its way through Bayonne and a short extent upstream, the river draws the border between the Northern Basque Country and Landes regions. Places along the river ''Départements'' and towns along the river include: * Hautes-Pyrénées: Bagnères-de-Bigorre, Tarbes, Maubourguet * Gers: Riscle * Landes: Aire-sur-l'Adour, Dax, Tarnos * Pyrénées-Atlantiques: Bayonne Tributaries The main tributaries of the Adour are, from source to mouth: * Adour de Gripp (also ''Adour du Tourmalet'', 15 km) * Adour de Lesponne (19 km) * Échez (64 km) * Arros (130 km) * Léez (56 km) * Gabas (117 km) * Midouze (151 km) * Louts (86 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aire-sur-l'Adour
Aire-sur-l'Adour (; oc, Aira d'Ador or simply ) is a commune in the Landes department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. It lies on the river Adour in the wine area of southwest France. It is an episcopal see of the Diocese of Aire and Dax. The nearest large towns are Mont-de-Marsan to the north and Pau to the south. History Aire (''Atura'', ''Vicus Julii'') once was the residence of the kings of the Visigoths. Here in 506 Alaric II drew up his code, the ''Breviarium Alaricianum''. Famed bullfighter Iván Fandiño died in Aire-sur-l'Adour after being gored by a bull on 17 June 2017. Sights *Aire Cathedral, built in the 11th century but renovated in the 14th and 17th centuries. *The Gothic church of ''Sainte-Quitterie'' is dedicated to Saint Quiteria, who, according to Christian tradition, was beheaded here in the fifth century. This church is on the pilgrimage route called the Way of St. James. Population Personalities * Pierrette Le Pen, mother of Marine Le Pen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riscle
Riscle (; Gascon: ''Riscla'') is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Cannet was merged into Riscle. 21 December 2018 Geography 
Population See also *Communes of the Gers department
The following is a list of the 461 communes of the Gers department of France.
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Aran (river)
The Aran, from Basque Harana, is a left tributary of the Adour, in the French Basque Country, in Aquitaine, Southwest France. It is long. The river is also known as the ''Joyeuse'', which is also the name of a tributary of the Bidouze. Geography The Aran rises on the northern side of the Baigura in Hélette. It flows between the Zihorri and Atezain, collects in Mendionde waters from Macaye, flows by the former castle of Garro, Bonloc, La Bastide-Clairence and the abbey of Belloc before joining the Adour at Port du Vern, below Urt. There, boats named '' Galupe'', '' Gabarre'' and ''Couralin'', were used for the carriage of stones or cattle, and today still, by fishermen. The Aran shelters a rich ecosystem where can be found pikes, carps, zanders, eels, plaices, shads, lampreys, mullets and seabasses as well as, in season, salmons and elvers. Départements and towns * Pyrénées-Atlantiques: Hélette, Mendionde, Bonloc, Ayherre, La Bastide-Clairence, Urt Main tribut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bidouze
The Bidouze is a left tributary of the Adour, in the French Basque Country (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), in the Southwest of France. It is long. Geography The Bidouze rises at the base of ''Eltzarreko Ordokia'' in the Arbailles massif. It drains the east of the Lower Navarre, crossing Saint-Palais (the main town). Then it flows into the Adour in Guiche. Bidouze is one of the reference rivers of minor water volume meandering across the Northern Basque territory along with the Nive and Saison. Name The name of the Bidouze can be compared with other Aquitanian placenames as ''Vidouze'' (in the northeast of the Hautes-Pyrénées), ''Bedous'' or ''Bidos'' (both in the Aspe Valley)… Départements and towns * Pyrénées-Atlantiques: Larceveau, Saint-Palais, Came, Bidache, Guiche. Main tributaries * (L) ''Hoztako ur handia'', from Hosta * (L) ''Laminosina'', from Ibarrolle * (L) ''Artikaiteko erreka'', from Utziate * (R) ''Babatzeko erreka'', from Juxue * (R) ''Izpatxur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gave De Pau
The Gave de Pau () is a river of south-western France. It takes its name from the city of Pau, through which it flows. The river is long ( including the Gaves réunis), and its source is at the Cirque de Gavarnie in the Pyrenees mountains. The Gave de Pau joins the Gave d'Oloron in Peyrehorade to form the about long Gaves réunis (united Gaves), which is a left tributary of the Adour. The Gaves réunis is often considered to be part of the Gave de Pau. Its main tributaries are the Béez, the Néez, the Ouzoum and the Ousse. The Gave de Pau flows through the following ''départements'' and towns: * Hautes-Pyrénées: Argelès-Gazost, Lourdes. * Pyrénées-Atlantiques: Pau, Orthez. * Landes: Peyrehorade Peyrehorade (; oc, Pèirahorada) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises .... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louts
The Louts (; oc, Lots) is a left tributary of the Adour, in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, in the Southwest of France. It is long. Name It is documented in medieval Latin as ''Fluvius qui dicitur Lossium''.(''Gallia Christiana'' 12th century; with the usual permutation of the place of the i). Geography The Louts rises in Thèze, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Thèze, flows northwest through Chalosse and joins the Adour, in Hinx. Départements and towns * Pyrénées-Atlantiques : Thèze, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Thèze, Arzacq-Arraziguet, Lème, Méracq, Vignes. * Landes (department), Landes : Hagetmau, Saint-Cricq-Chalosse, Caupenne. References Rivers of France Rivers of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Rivers of Landes (department) Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine {{France-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midouze
The Midouze (; oc, Midosa), is a right tributary of the Adour river, in the Landes, in the Southwest of France. Name The name ''Midouze'' is a portmanteau that fuses the names of the two precursors of the river, the Midou and the Douze. Geography The Midouze is the union of the Midou (or ''Midour'') and the Douze. These two rivers rise in the Gers département (in the historical region of Armagnac) and join in Mont-de-Marsan. After a course of , the Midouze flows into the Adour downstream from Tartas. It has a length of from the source of the Midou. Départements and towns * Landes : Mont-de-Marsan, Tartas Main tributaries * (R) Estrigon, from Labrit. * (R) Bez, from Morcenx Morcenx (; Gascon: ''Morcens'') is a former commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Morcenx-la-Nouvelle. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabas (river)
The Gabas is a left tributary of the Adour, in the Landes, in the Southwest of France. It is long. Name The name ''Gabas'' is derived from the French ''gave'' ( Gascon: 'gabe'), which in the Pyrenees generically describes a small or large watercourse. The river was known as the ''fluvius gavasensis'' in 982.cartulary of Saint-Sever. A tributary of the Léez is named the ''Gabassot'', a hypocoristic of ''Gabas''. Geography The Gabas rises in the plateau of Ger in the north of Lourdes, as the union of the ''Gabastou'' and the ''Honrède''. It flows north-west like the neighboring rivers: the Luy, the Uzan and the Ousse. The Gabas crosses the Tursan, in the Landes. It flows into the Adour in Toulouzette, downstream from Saint-Sever. A dam of was built in its upper course to regulate the lowest water level. Main tributaries * (R) the ''Bayle'' from Lourenties * (R) the ''Bas'', from Geaune ** (R) the ''Lescoû'', from Saint-Loubouer ** (L) the ''Petit Bas'', from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léez
The Léez (''Leez'', ''Lées'', ''Léès'', ''Lees'') is a left tributary of the Adour, in the Southwest of France. It is long. Name This name proceeds from an Aquitanian hydronym ''Lez / Liz''. Geography The Léez rises near Gardères in the north of the plateau of Ger, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Ger. It flows north through the Vic-Bilh area in the east of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques and joins the Adour in the French département of the Gers, upstream from Aire-sur-l'Adour. Main tributaries * (L) the Petit-Léez, * (L) the Gabassot, * (R) the Larcis, * (R) the canal of Bernède, long of 2 km, fed by the Adour. References Rivers of France Rivers of Gers Rivers of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine Rivers of Occitania (administrative region) {{France-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arros (river)
The Arros (; oc, Arròs) is a right tributary of the Adour, in the Southwest of France. It is long. Name The name ''Arros'' is based on the root ''Arr-'' 'stone' and the suffix ''-os''. Geography The Arros rises in the Baronnies of Pyrenees, southeast of Bagnères-de-Bigorre, below the Signal de Bassia (1 921 m). It flows north through a narrow valley defended by the castle of Mauvezin and the bastide of Tournay. It joins the Adour before it turn west, upstream from Riscle. Départements and towns *Hautes-Pyrénées: Bourg-de-Bigorre, Tournay, Chelle-Debat *Gers: Montégut-Arros, Villecomtal-sur-Arros, Plaisance. Main tributaries *(L) Esqueda, from Banios *(L) Luz, from Lies *(L) Arredou, in Tournay *(L) Arret Daban or Arret Devant, *(L) Arret Darré, in Gonez *(R) Bouès, from Capvern Capvern (; Gascon: ''Capvèrn'') is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France. Capvern station has rail connections to Toulouse, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Échez
The Échez () is a left tributary of the Adour, in the Hautes-Pyrénées, in the Southwest of France. It is long. Geography The Échez rises in ''Sère-Lanso'' (east of Lourdes) and flows north along the Adour, which it joins in Maubourguet. It flows through Tarbes and Vic-en-Bigorre. Main tributaries * (R) Aube, * (L) Jeune, * (R) Gespe, in Tarbes Tarbes (; Gascon: ''Tarba'') is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region of southwestern France. It is the capital of Bigorre and of the Hautes-Pyrénées. It has been a commune since 1790. It was known as ''Turba'' ..., * (L) Souy, * (L) Géline, from the plateau of Ger * (L) Lis, from Ger. References Rivers of France Rivers of Hautes-Pyrénées Rivers of Occitania (administrative region) {{France-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
