The Petite Baïse (, literally ''Little Baïse''; oc, Petita Baïsa) is a long
river
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in the
Hautes-Pyrénées and
Gers ''
départements
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'', southwestern
France
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.
Its source is in
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 ...
, on the
plateau de Lannemezan. It flows generally north. It is a
right tributary of the
Baïse into which it flows in
l'Isle-de-Noé.
''Départements'' and communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth:
*Hautes-Pyrénées:
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 ...
,
Clarens,
Campistrous,
Galez,
Galan,
Sabarros,
Tournous-Devant,
Vieuzos,
Betpouey,
Hachan,
Puntous,
Guizerix
*Gers:
Saint-Ost,
Ponsan-Soubiran,
Aujan-Mournède,
Viozan,
Lagarde-Hachan,
Sauviac,
Saint-Élix-Theux,
Moncassin,
Belloc-Saint-Clamens,
Saint-Médard,
Idrac-Respaillès
Idrac-Respaillès (; oc, Idrac e Hrespalhers) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.
Geography
The Petite Baïse flows north through the middle of the commune, then forms its northeastern border.
Population
See also
* ...
,
Miramont-d'Astarac
Miramont-d'Astarac (; oc, Miramont d'Astarac) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.
Geography
The Petite Baïse flows north through the middle of the commune.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Gers department
T ...
,
Lamazère,
L'Isle-de-Noé
References
Rivers of France
Rivers of Hautes-Pyrénées
Rivers of Gers
Rivers of Occitania (administrative region)
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