The Gave d'Aspe is a torrential river flowing through the
Aspe Valley
The Aspe Valley is a valley in the French part of the Pyrenees, department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
Geography
It is one of the three valleys located in the historic region of upper Béarn, along with the Ossau Valley to the east and Baré ...
, one of the three main valleys of the High-
Béarn
The Béarn (; ; oc, Bearn or ''Biarn''; eu, Bearno or ''Biarno''; or ''Bearnia'') is one of the traditional provinces of France, located in the Pyrenees mountains and in the plain at their feet, in southwest France. Along with the three Bas ...
(
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (; Gascon Occitan: ''Pirenèus Atlantics''; eu, Pirinio Atlantiarrak or ) is a department in the southwest corner of France and of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Named after the Pyrenees mountain range and the Atlanti ...
), in the southwest of
France
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. It is long.
It is formed in the ''Aspe
Cirque
A (; from the Latin word ') is an amphitheatre-like valley formed by glacial erosion. Alternative names for this landform are corrie (from Scottish Gaelic , meaning a pot or cauldron) and (; ). A cirque may also be a similarly shaped landform ...
'', below the
Aspe peak
Aspe peak (also known as Pico de la Garganta de Aísa) is a mountain in the western Pyrenees of Huesca; which is situated on the west side of the Aragon Valley near the towns of Villanúa (to the south) and Canfranc (to the east). The peak is A ...
, elevation , in
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
.
After joining the
Gave d'Ossau
The Gave d'Ossau is the torrential river flowing through the Ossau Valley, one of the three main valleys of the High- Béarn (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), in the Southwest of France.
It is formed in Gabas from the confluence of two gaves coming fr ...
, in
Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Oloron-Sainte-Marie (; oc, Auloron e Senta Maria; eu, Oloroe-Donamaria) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2015: Aquitaine), southwestern France.
History
The town was founded by the ...
, it forms the
Gave d'Oloron
The Gave d'Oloron is a river of south-western France near the border with Spain. It takes its name from the city Oloron-Sainte-Marie, where it is formed from the rivers Gave d'Aspe and Gave d'Ossau. It joins the Gave de Pau in Peyrehorade to fo ...
.
Main tributaries
* (R) ''Arnousse''
* (L) ''Gave de Baralet''
* (R) ''Sescouet''
* (L) ''Gave de Bélonce''
* (R) ''Escuarpe'', in
Cette-Eygun
Cette-Eygun is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.
Its station on the Pau–Canfranc railway was closed after an accident in 1970.
See also
*Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
The follo ...
* (L) ''Gave de
Lescun
Lescun () is a village and a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.
It is at an elevation of approximately in a grand cirque.
Lescun is situated on the GR 10 long-distance footpath traversing the Pyrenees. ...
''
* (R) ''Berthe'', from
Accous
Accous is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.
Geography
Location
Accous is located some 30 km south of Oloron-Sainte-Marie in the Aspe Valley, one of the thr ...
* (L) ''Malugar'', from
Athas
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* (L) ''Arricq d'Osse''
* (R) ''Gabarret'', aka ''Gave d'
Aydius
Aydius (; oc, Aidius) is a Communes of France, commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques Departments of France, department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
Geography
Aydius is located some 25 km south by south-east of O ...
''
* (R) ''Barrescou'', from the
Marie-Blanque Pass
* (L) ''
Lourdios''
* (R) ''Ourtau''
Départements and towns
*
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (; Gascon Occitan: ''Pirenèus Atlantics''; eu, Pirinio Atlantiarrak or ) is a department in the southwest corner of France and of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Named after the Pyrenees mountain range and the Atlanti ...
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References
Rivers of France
Rivers of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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