The Néez of Gan (also: ''Nez'') is a left tributary of the Gave de Pau, in

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), in the Southwest of France. It flows into the Gave downstream from Pau. It is long. (in French)

Name

The ''Néez'' (aka ''Nez'', ''Néès'', ''Neys''...) shares its name with another tributary, the Néez of Saint-Créac, in the south of Lourdes. This name is a variant of the Pyrenean hydronym

Léez The Léez (''Leez'', ''Lées'', ''Léès'', ''Lees'') is a left tributary of the Adour, in the Southwest of France. It is long. Name This name proceeds from an Aquitanian hydronym ''Lez / Liz''. Geography The Léez rises near Gardères in t ...

(''alternation l / n'').

Geography

The Néez rises on the territory of

Rébénacq Rébénacq (; oc, Revenac) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. See also * Ossau Valley * Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department The following is a list of the 546 communes of the Pyré ...

; it is fed by the brook of Houndarnas, a small brook flowing from the slopes of

Sévignacq Sévignacq (; oc, Sevinhac) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overse ...

, and by several resurgences of the gave d'Ossau in the south of the village. The Néez flows north into the Gave de Pau in Jurançon.

Départements and towns

* Pyrénées-Atlantiques:

, Gan, Bosdarros et Jurançon.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Neez Rivers of France Rivers of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine