The Volp is a river of southwestern

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. It is a right tributary of the

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, which it joins upstream of

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. A flood in 1993 ruined a marginal amount of cropland. In 1912 ice-age cave paintings were discovered in a cave along the length of the Volp. See Trois Frères. Notable places along the river include: * Ariège: Sainte-Croix-Volvestre *

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