river
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in southwestern
France
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. It rises in High-
Bigorre
Bigorre ({{IPA-fr, biɡɔʁ; Gascon: ''Bigòrra'') is a region in southwest France, historically an independent county and later a French province, located in the upper watershed of the Adour, on the northern slopes of the Pyrenees, part of t ...
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Pyrenees
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), in the commune of Aspin-Aure, and flows into the
Atlantic Ocean
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Bay of Biscay
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) near
Bayonne
Bayonne (; eu, Baiona ; oc, label= Gascon, Baiona ; es, Bayona) is a city in Southwestern France near the Spanish border. It is a commune and one of two subprefectures in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine re ...
. 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
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Départements
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'' and towns along the river include:
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Hautes-Pyrénées
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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'' ...
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.
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Riscle
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Dax
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Tarnos
Tarnos (; eu, Tarnose; oc, Tarnòs) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Geography
Tarnos is in the far southwest corner of the department, 5 km north of Bayonne.
Population
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Pyrénées-Atlantiques
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Bayonne
Bayonne (; eu, Baiona ; oc, label= Gascon, Baiona ; es, Bayona) is a city in Southwestern France near the Spanish border. It is a commune and one of two subprefectures in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine re ...
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)
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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 Maubourgue ...
Luy
The Luy is a left tributary of the Adour, in the Landes, in the Southwest of France. It is long, including its right source river ''Luy de France''.
Geography
The Luy is the union of two neighboring rivers, the Luy de Béarn, which is long ...
(154 km)
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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 ...
Aran
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(48 km)
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Ardanabia
The Ardanabia (also known as ''Ardanabie'', ''Ardanavie'', ''Ardanavy'', ''Ardanavia'') is a left tributary of the Adour, in the French Basque Country, in Aquitaine, Southwest France. It is long.
Geography
The Ardanabia rises in the moors of ...
(26 km)
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Nive
The Nive (; eu, Errobi; oc, Niva) is a French river that flows through the French Basque Country. It is a left tributary of the river Adour. It is long. The river's source in the Pyrenees in Lower Navarre. The river Nive was made famous by t ...