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Baïse
The Baïse () ( oc, Baïsa) is a long river in south-western France, left tributary of the Garonne. Its source is in the foothills of the Pyrenees, near Lannemezan. It flows north through the following ''départements'' and towns: * Hautes-Pyrénées: Lannemezan, Trie-sur-Baïse * Gers: Mirande, Castéra-Verduzan, Valence-sur-Baïse, Condom * Lot-et-Garonne: Nérac, Lavardac It flows into the Garonne near Aiguillon. Tributaries * Gélise (in Lavardac) ** Osse (in Nérac) * Petite Baïse The Petite Baïse (, literally ''Little Baïse''; oc, Petita Baïsa) is a long river in the Hautes-Pyrénées and Gers ''départements'', southwestern France. Its source is in Lannemezan, on the plateau de Lannemezan. It flows generally north. ... (in L'Isle-de-Noé) References External links River Baise guidePlaces, ports and moorings on the River Baise - french-waterways.com Rivers of France Rivers of Gers Rivers of Hautes-Pyrénées Rivers of Lot-et-Garonne Rivers of Nou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trie-sur-Baïse
Trie-sur-Baïse (; oc, Tria de Baïsa) is a Communes of France, commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées Departments of France, department in south-western France. It is the administrative center in a Canton (country subdivision), canton comprising 22 villages. It is famous for its annual pig festival known as La Pourcailhade. Origin of name Trie-sur-Baïse is named after Jean de Trie, Lord of Toulouse. Geography Trie-sur-Baïse is a commune of the Pays des Coteaux, an administrative area that includes Tournay, Hautes-Pyrénées, Tournay, Castelnau-Magnoac, Pouyastruc and Galan. The town lies next to the Baïse river, which runs through the Gers et de Lot-et-Garonne and Hautes-Pyrénées departments. Trie-sur-Baïse is a crossing point of five roads going to Castelnau-Magnoac (towards Toulouse), Lannemezan, Miélan, Mirande and Tarbes. History Trie-sur-Baïse is located in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France. The royal fortified town of Trie-sur-Baïse, the new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lannemezan
Lannemezan (; Gascon Occitan ''Lanamesa'', "heath of the middle") is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department and the Occitanie region in south-western France. The inhabitants are called Lannemezanais. Lannemezan is the largest city in the . Geography The Petite Baïse has its source in the commune. Lannemezan is around east of Tarbes, and around 100 km south-west of Toulouse. Geology and relief Over 50 million years, driven by movements of compression, low relief which constitutes the Pre-Pyrenees has risen. Glaciers and streams that cascade down its slopes subject to mountain erosion which flows off from the foot of it. While continuing to rise, the mountain has erected the cluster of its deposits and thus forms the Plateau de Lannemezan, head of a gigantic which puts its mark upon much of the southwest, up the Garonne at more than to the north. High up and submitted to the four winds, the site already assigns itself an identity that would assist in its hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valence-sur-Baïse
Valence-sur-Baïse (; Gascon: ''Valença de Baïsa'') is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. Geography Population See also *Communes of the Gers department * Flaran Abbey * Baïse The Baïse () ( oc, Baïsa) is a long river in south-western France, left tributary of the Garonne. Its source is in the foothills of the Pyrenees, near Lannemezan. It flows north through the following ''départements'' and towns: * Hautes-Pyrénà ... References Communes of Gers Gers communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Gers-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petite Baïse
The Petite Baïse (, literally ''Little Baïse''; oc, Petita Baïsa) is a long river in the Hautes-Pyrénées and Gers ''départements'', southwestern France. Its source is in Lannemezan, on the plateau de Lannemezan. It flows generally north. It is a right tributary of the Baïse into which it flows in l'Isle-de-Noé. ''Départements'' and communes along its course This list is ordered from source to mouth: *Hautes-Pyrénées: Lannemezan, Clarens, Campistrous, Galez, Galan, Sabarros, Tournous-Devant, Vieuzos, Betpouey, Hachan, Puntous, Guizerix *Gers: Saint-Ost, Ponsan-Soubiran, Aujan-Mournède, Viozan, Lagarde-Hachan, Sauviac, Saint-Élix-Theux, Moncassin, Belloc-Saint-Clamens, Saint-Médard, Idrac-Respaillès, Miramont-d'Astarac Miramont-d'Astarac (; oc, Miramont d'Astarac) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. Geography The Petite Baïse flows north through the middle of the commune. Population See also *Communes o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gélise
The Gélise () is a tributary of the river Baïse in Gascony, southwestern France. It is long. Etymology The name Gélise comes from the Aquitanian hydronymic root ''Jel'', meaning "watercourse." Geography The Gélise originates in the Gers ''département'' at Cahuzères, north of Lupiac, then it flows northwest in the direction of Eauze. It drains the land around Castelnau-d'Auzan, then it flows northeast where it forms the natural boundary between the forest of the Landes of Gascony, the slopes of the Armagnac-Ténarèze. It unites with the Baïse just after passing the fortified mill of Lavardac in Lot-et-Garonne. The Osse, a right tributary, joins the Gélise near Nérac. The Auzoue, a right tributary, joins the Gélise at Mézin. The Izaute, a right tributary, joins the Gélise at Saint-Pé-Saint-Simon. Départements and principal cities The Gélise passes through the following ''départements'' and cities: * Gers: Dému, Eauze * Lot-et-Garonne: Sos, Poude ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Isle-de-Noé
L'Isle-de-Noé (; oc, L'Ila d'Arbeishan) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. Geography The Petite Baïse forms part of the commune's southeastern border, flows northwest through the middle of the commune, then flows into the Baïse in the village. The Baïse forms part of the commune's southern border, flows north through the middle of the commune, then forms part of its northern border. Population See also *Communes of the Gers department The following is a list of the 461 communes of the Gers department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Gers {{Gers-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plateau De Lannemezan
The plateau de Lannemezan () is a plateau in Hautes-Pyrénées Departments of France, département, in Pyrenees foothills, not far from Spain, southwestern France, with about 10,000 inhabitants. Its name is due to the city Lannemezan, which lies in the middle of the plateau. The plateau of Lannemezan through 155 years of work (1840-1995)can be considered the water tower across Biscay. The Canal de la Neste along with more than 28 km takes its water from the dam-Beyréde Jumet in the Quatre-Vallées, Aure Valley fed by the lakes in the Néouvielle massif (Aumar-Aubert-Orédon) and Louron (caillaouas) and ends on the Plateau de Lannemezan through the channel of sludge. Numerous rivers have their source on the plateau: *Garonne Drainage, basin: Gesse, Petite Baïse, Gers (river), Gers, Save (Garonne), Save, Gimone, Baïse, Arrats, Louge, Touch (river), Touch, Osse (river), Osse *Adour basin: Bouès Notes *'' article is based on the :fr:Plateau de Lannemezan, equivalent art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of France
This is a list of rivers that are at least partially in France. The rivers are grouped by sea or ocean. The rivers flowing into the sea are sorted along the coast. Rivers flowing into other rivers are listed by the rivers they flow into. Some rivers (e.g. Sûre/Sauer) do not flow through France themselves, but they are mentioned for having French tributaries. They are given in ''italics''. For clarity, only rivers that are longer than 50 km (or have longer tributaries) are shown. In French, rivers are traditionally classified either as ''fleuves'' when they flow into the sea (or into a desert or lake), or as ''rivières'' when they flow into another river. The ''fleuves'' are shown in bold. For an alphabetical overview of rivers of France, see the category Rivers of France. Tributary list North Sea The rivers in this section are sorted north-east (Netherlands) to south-west ( Calais). * Rhine/Rhin (main branch at Hook of Holland, Netherlands) ** Moselle (in Koblenz, Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Condom, Gers
Condom ( oc, Condòm; ), also known as Condom-en-Armagnac, is a commune in southwestern France in the department of Gers, of which it is a subprefecture. Geography Localisation The town of Condom is located in the northern part of the department of Gers, halfway between Mont-de-Marsan (to the west) and Montauban (to the east), and north of Auch. Roads and transports ;Way of St. James Condom is a town on the Via Podiensis, one of the three major French arms of the pilgrimage route, the Way of St. James. This particular route begins in Le Puy and ends in Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain. Pilgrims arrive at Condom after Miradoux and continue on to Larressingle. Toponymy There is no relationship between the English word ''condom'' and this town. The toponym ''Condom'' comes from the Gaulish words ''condate'' and ''magos'' combined into ''Condatomagos'', which means "market or field, of the confluence". ''Condatómagos'' evolved into ''Condatóm'' and then i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castéra-Verduzan
Castéra-Verduzan (; oc, Lo Casterar e Verdusan) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area .... Geography Population See also * Communes of the Gers department References Communes of Gers {{Gers-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garonne
The Garonne (, also , ; Occitan, Catalan, Basque, and es, Garona, ; la, Garumna or ) is a river of southwest France and northern Spain. It flows from the central Spanish Pyrenees to the Gironde estuary at the French port of Bordeaux – a length of , of which is in Spain (Val d'Aran); The Ratera-Saboredo cirque has been pointed by many researchers as the origin of the Garonne.Faura i Sans (M.); Sobre hidrologÃa subterránea en los Pirineos Centrales de Aragón y Cataluña. Bol. de la Real Soc. de Hist. Nat, vom. XVI, pgs. 353-354. Madrid, 1916. The third thesis holds that the river rises on the slopes of Pic Aneto at above sea level and flows by way of a sinkhole known as the '' Forau de Aigualluts'' () through the limestone of the Tuca Blanca de Pomèro and a resurgence in the Val dera Artiga above the Aran Valley in the Spanish Pyrenees. This underground route was suggested by the geologist Ramond de Carbonnières in 1787, but there was no confirmation until 1931, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gers
Gers (; oc, Gers or , ) is a department in the region of Occitania, Southwestern France. Named after the Gers River, its inhabitants are called the ''Gersois'' and ''Gersoises'' in French. In 2019, it had a population of 191,377.Populations légales 2019: 32 Gers INSEE History In the , the was nearby. Gers is one of the original 83 departments created during the |
