The Gers () is a long
river
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in southern
France
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, left tributary of the
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 – ...
.
Its source is in the foothills of the
Pyrenees
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, near
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 ...
. It flows north through the ''
département
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s''
Hautes-Pyrénées
Hautes-Pyrénées (; Gascon/ Occitan: ''Nauts Pirenèus / Hauts Pirenèus'' awts piɾeˈnɛʊs es, Altos Pirineos; ca, Alts Pirineus alts piɾiˈneʊs English: Upper Pyrenees) is a department in the region of Occitania, southwestern France. ...
,
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. and
Lot-et-Garonne. It flows into the Garonne in
Layrac
Layrac (; oc, label=Languedocien, Lairac) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.
See also
*Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department
The following is a list of the 319 communes of the French department of Lo ...
, near
Agen
The commune of Agen (, ; ) is the prefecture of the Lot-et-Garonne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. It lies on the river Garonne southeast of Bordeaux.
Geography
The city of Agen lies in the southwestern departme ...
. The city
Auch
Auch (; oc, label= Gascon, Aush ) is a commune in southwestern France. Located in the region of Occitanie, it is the capital of the Gers department. Auch is the historical capital of Gascony.
Geography
Localization
Hydrography
The ...
lies along the river Gers. It gives its name to the Gers ''département''.
Toponymy
The name of the Gers appears in the sixth century as ''Ægirtius'', ''de Egircio flumine'' and ''Gircius''. It is known as ''in flumine Gersio'' in 817 and as ''Iercius'' in the 13th century.
Departments and cities
The Gers passes through the following
departments
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Government and military
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and main towns:
*
Hautes-Pyrénées
Hautes-Pyrénées (; Gascon/ Occitan: ''Nauts Pirenèus / Hauts Pirenèus'' awts piɾeˈnɛʊs es, Altos Pirineos; ca, Alts Pirineus alts piɾiˈneʊs English: Upper Pyrenees) is a department in the region of Occitania, southwestern France. ...
:
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 ...
,
Monléon-Magnoac
*
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. :
Chélan
Chélan is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.
Geography
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 ...
,
Panassac,
Masseube
Masseube (; ''Masseuva'' in Gascon) is a commune in the Gers department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France.
Geography
History
Masseube ("The farmhouse of the forest") was originally the name of a farm belonging to Escaladieu Abb ...
,
Seissan,
Pavie
Pavie (; oc-gsc, Pavia) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.
Geography
Population
See also
*Communes of the Gers department
The following is a list of the 461 communes of the Gers department of France.
The commu ...
,
Auch
Auch (; oc, label= Gascon, Aush ) is a commune in southwestern France. Located in the region of Occitanie, it is the capital of the Gers department. Auch is the historical capital of Gascony.
Geography
Localization
Hydrography
The ...
,
Preignan
Preignan (; ''Prenhan'' in Gascon) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.
The commune is situated on the N21 and bordered on the west by the river Gers.
Geography
History
The origin of the name is uncertain. It may be ...
,
Montestruc-sur-Gers
Montestruc-sur-Gers (, literally ''Montestruc on Gers (river), Gers''; oc, Montastruc) is a Communes of France, commune in the Gers Departments of France, department in southwestern France.
Geography
Population
See also
*Communes of the Ge ...
,
Fleurance
Fleurance (; oc, Florença) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.
Geography
Population
See also
*Communes of the Gers department
The following is a list of the 461 communes of the Gers department of France.
The ...
,
Lectoure
*
Lot-et-Garonne :
Astaffort
Astaffort (; oc, Astahòrt) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in southwestern France. It is situated on the river Gers, about 15 km south of Agen. Astaffort has a mill and the church of Sainte-Geneviève.
Population
Personal ...
,
Layrac
Layrac (; oc, label=Languedocien, Lairac) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.
See also
*Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department
The following is a list of the 319 communes of the French department of Lo ...
References
Rivers of France
Rivers of Gers
Rivers of Hautes-Pyrénées
Rivers of Lot-et-Garonne
Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Rivers of Occitania (administrative region)
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