The Baïse () ( oc, Baïsa) is a long

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in south-western

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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

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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 following ''

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s'' and 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. ...

Trie-sur-Baïse Trie-sur-Baïse (; oc, Tria de Baïsa) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France. It is the administrative center in a canton comprising 22 villages. It is famous for its annual pig festival known as La Pourcailha ...

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.

Mirande Mirande (; oc, Miranda) is a commune in the Gers department, Occitania, southwestern France. Geography Population Sites of interest * Town Hall * St. Mary's Cathedral * Astarac Square * Clock Tower * Rohan Tower Image:Hôtel de ville d ...

Castéra-Verduzan Castéra-Verduzan (; oc, Lo Casterar e Verdusan) 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 depar ...

Valence-sur-Baïse Valence-sur-Baïse (; Gascon: ''Valença de Baïsa'') is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. Geography Population See also *Communes of the Gers department * Flaran Abbey * Baïse The Baïse () ( oc, Baïsa) is a ...

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* Lot-et-Garonne: Nérac, Lavardac It flows into the Garonne near Aiguillon.

Tributaries

Gélise The Gélise () is a tributary of the river Baïse in Gascony, southwestern France. It is long. Etymology The name Gélise comes from the Aquitanian hydronymic root ''Jel'', meaning "watercourse." Geography The Gélise originates in the Ge ...

(in Lavardac) ** Osse (in Nérac) *

Petite Baïse The Petite Baïse (, literally ''Little Baïse''; oc, Petita Baïsa) is a long river in the Hautes-Pyrénées and Gers ''départements'', southwestern France. Its source is in Lannemezan, on the plateau de Lannemezan. It flows generally north. ...

(in

L'Isle-de-Noé L'Isle-de-Noé (; oc, L'Ila d'Arbeishan) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. Geography The Petite Baïse forms part of the commune's southeastern border, flows northwest through the middle of the commune, then flows into ...

)

References

External links

River Baise guide
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