The Ciron (; oc, Siron) is a 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 – ...

, in

Gironde Gironde ( US usually, , ; oc, Gironda, ) is the largest department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. Named after the Gironde estuary, a major waterway, its prefecture is Bordeaux. In 2019, it had a population of 1,6 ...

, Southwest

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. It is long.

Geography

The Ciron rises in the eastern end of the Moors of Gascony, in

Landes ''Landes'', or ''Lanas'' in Gascon, means moorland or heath. ''Landes'' and ''Lanas'' come from the Latin ''plānus'' meaning “‘flat, even, level, plain’”. They are therefore cognate with the English plain (and plane), the Spanish word ''l ...

. It flows north-west, mainly through the moors of Gironde, crosses the Sauternes vineyard and joins the

at Barsac, downstream from Langon. The moisture it brings, and morning

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s it causes, are favorable to the development of ''

Botrytis cinerea ''Botrytis cinerea'' is a necrotrophic fungus that affects many plant species, although its most notable hosts may be wine grapes. In viticulture, it is commonly known as "botrytis bunch rot"; in horticulture, it is usually called "grey mould" or ...

'' on grapes, a

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that contributes to the high quality and renown of Sauternes wines.

Départements and towns

The Ciron flows through the following ''départements'' and towns: *

(40) : Lubbon * Lot-et-Garonne (47) *

(33) :

Noaillan Noaillan (; oc, Noalhan) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine Nouvelle-Aquitaine (; oc, Nòva Aquitània or ; eu, Akitania Berria; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Novéle-Aguiéne'') is the largest administrative regi ...

Villandraut Villandraut (; oc, Vilandraut) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Pope Clement V was born in Villandraut. He is known for moving the Curia from Rome to Avignon, ushering in the period known as ...

, Barsac,

Cérons Cérons ( Gascon: ''Seron'' or ''Serons'') is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine Nouvelle-Aquitaine (; oc, Nòva Aquitània or ; eu, Akitania Berria; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Novéle-Aguiéne'') is the largest ad ...

Bommes Bommes (; oc, Bòmas) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Bommes is located in the Sauternes wine appellation of Bordeaux. Population See also *Communes of the Gironde department The foll ...

Tributaries

* (L) le Giscos, from Giscos * (R) le Barthos, * (L) la Gouaneyre, from Captieux * (R) la Clède, from Lignan-de-Bazas * (L) le Baillon, downstream from

* (L) la Hure, from Saint-Symphorien ** (L) l'Origne from Origne and Balizac * (L) le Tursan, from Guillos * (L) la Mouliasse, from Landiras ''N.B. : (R) = right tributary; (L) = left tributary''

References

{{Authority control Rivers of France Rivers of Lot-et-Garonne Rivers of Landes (department) Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine