The Gijou () is a long
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of w ...
in the
Tarn department in southern
France
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.
Its source is at
Lacaune
Lacaune (; , meaning ''the cave'') is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
Its inhabitants are called the Lacaunais (los Cauneses in Occitan).
Geography
The river Gijou has its source in the commune.
History
In 1797, the fer ...
. It flows generally west-southwest. It is a
right tributary of the
Agout
The Agout or Agoût (; oc, Agot) is a long river in south-western France. It is a left tributary of the Tarn. Its source is in the southern Massif Central, in the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park. It flows generally west through the follow ...
, into which it flows at
Vabre.
Communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth:
Lacaune
Lacaune (; , meaning ''the cave'') is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
Its inhabitants are called the Lacaunais (los Cauneses in Occitan).
Geography
The river Gijou has its source in the commune.
History
In 1797, the fer ...
,
Gijounet,
Viane,
Lacaze,
Saint-Pierre-de-Trivisy,
Vabre
References
Rivers of France
Rivers of Occitania (administrative region)
Rivers of Tarn (department)
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