The Lèze () is a long

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in the Ariège and

Haute-Garonne Haute-Garonne (; oc, Nauta Garona, ; en, Upper Garonne) is a department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country's ...

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'', southwestern

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. Its source is in

La Bastide-de-Sérou La Bastide-de-Sérou (; oc, La Bastida de Seron) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Bastidiens'' or ''Bastidiennes''. Geography La Bastide-de-S ...

. It flows generally north. It is a

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of the Ariège into which it flows between

Labarthe-sur-Lèze Labarthe-sur-Lèze (, literally ''Labarthe on Lèze''; oc, La Barta de Lesat) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Geography The Lèze forms part of the commune's southern border, flows northward through the ea ...

and

Clermont-le-Fort Clermont-le-Fort (; oc, Clarmont) is a Communes of France, commune in the Haute-Garonne Departments of France, department in southwestern France. Geography The Ariège (river), Ariège forms most of the commune's western border, with the Lèze, ...

''Départements'' and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: *Ariège:

Aigues-Juntes Aigues-Juntes (; oc, Aigasjuntas) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. Geography The Lèze, tributary of the Ariège, forms part of the commune's southwestern and northwestern borders. Politics and administration ...

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Montégut-Plantaurel Montégut-Plantaurel (; oc, Montagut de Plantaurèl) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprise ...

Monesple Monesple is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. Geography The Lèze The Lèze () is a long river in the Ariège and Haute-Garonne ''départements'', southwestern France. Its source is in La Bastide-de-Sérou. It fl ...

, Pailhès,

Artigat Artigat is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Artigatois'' or ''Artigatoises'' Geography Artigat is located some 10 km west by north-west of ...

Le Fossat Le Fossat () is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. Geography The Lèze The Lèze () is a long river in the Ariège and Haute-Garonne ''départements'', southwestern France. Its source is in La Bastide-de-Sérou. It ...

, Sainte-Suzanne,

Saint-Ybars Saint-Ybars is a Communes of France, commune in the Ariège (department), Ariège Departments of France, department in southwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Saint-Ybars are called ''Eparchois''. Geography The Lèze forms part of t ...

*Haute-Garonne:

Massabrac Massabrac () is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Geography The Lèze forms part of the commune's northeastern border. The commune is bordered by four communes, two of them is in Haute-Garonne, and two in Ariège ...

Castagnac Castagnac (; oc, Castanhac) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Geography The Lèze forms most of the commune's north-eastern border. There are numerous hiking routes. The commune is bordered by five other commun ...

*Ariège:

Lézat-sur-Lèze Lézat-sur-Lèze (, literally ''Lézat on Lèze''; Languedocien: ''Lesat'') is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. Geography The Lèze forms part of the commune's southern border, flows north through the commune, then ...

*Haute-Garonne:

Saint-Sulpice-sur-Lèze Saint-Sulpice-sur-Lèze (, literally ''Saint-Sulpice on Lèze''; Languedocien: ''Sent Somplesi'') is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Geography The Lèze forms part of the commune's southwestern border, flows nort ...

, Montaut,

Beaumont-sur-Lèze Beaumont-sur-Lèze (, literally ''Beaumont on Lèze''; oc, Bèumont de Lesat) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. According to the 2008 census it had a population of 1485, increasing to 1557 at the 2018 census. G ...

Lagardelle-sur-Lèze Lagardelle-sur-Lèze (, literally ''Lagardelle on Lèze''; oc, La Gardèla de Lesa) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Population The inhabitants of the commune are called ''Lagardellois'' in French. Twinning ...

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Rivers of France Rivers of Ariège (department) Rivers of Haute-Garonne Rivers of Occitania (administrative region) {{France-river-stub