The Gave d'Aspe is a torrential river flowing through the

Aspe Valley The Aspe Valley is a valley in the French part of the Pyrenees, department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Geography It is one of the three valleys located in the historic region of upper Béarn, along with the Ossau Valley to the east and Baré ...

, one of the three main valleys of the High- Béarn (

Pyrénées-Atlantiques Pyrénées-Atlantiques (; Gascon Occitan: ''Pirenèus Atlantics''; eu, Pirinio Atlantiarrak or ) is a department in the southwest corner of France and of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Named after the Pyrenees mountain range and the Atlant ...

), in the southwest of

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

. It is long. It is formed in the ''Aspe Cirque'', below the Aspe peak, elevation , in

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

. After joining the

Gave d'Ossau The Gave d'Ossau is the torrential river flowing through the Ossau Valley, one of the three main valleys of the High- Béarn (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), in the Southwest of France. It is formed in Gabas from the confluence of two gaves coming fr ...

, in

Oloron-Sainte-Marie Oloron-Sainte-Marie (; oc, Auloron e Senta Maria; eu, Oloroe-Donamaria) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2015: Aquitaine), southwestern France. History The town was founded by the ...

, it forms the

Gave d'Oloron The Gave d'Oloron is a river of south-western France near the border with Spain. It takes its name from the city Oloron-Sainte-Marie, where it is formed from the rivers Gave d'Aspe and Gave d'Ossau. It joins the Gave de Pau in Peyrehorade to fo ...

Main tributaries

* (R) ''Arnousse'' * (L) ''Gave de Baralet'' * (R) ''Sescouet'' * (L) ''Gave de Bélonce'' * (R) ''Escuarpe'', in

Cette-Eygun Cette-Eygun is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. Its station on the Pau–Canfranc railway was closed after an accident in 1970. See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department The follo ...

* (L) ''Gave de

Lescun Lescun () is a village and a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It is at an elevation of approximately in a grand cirque. Lescun is situated on the GR 10 long-distance footpath traversing the Pyrenees. ...

'' * (R) ''Berthe'', from

Accous Accous is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Geography Location Accous is located some 30 km south of Oloron-Sainte-Marie in the Aspe Valley, one of the thr ...

* (L) ''Malugar'', from Athas * (L) ''Arricq d'Osse'' * (R) ''Gabarret'', aka ''Gave d'

Aydius Aydius (; oc, Aidius) is a Communes of France, commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques Departments of France, department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France. Geography Aydius is located some 25 km south by south-east of O ...

'' * (R) ''Barrescou'', from the Marie-Blanque Pass * (L) '' Lourdios'' * (R) ''Ourtau''

Départements and towns

References

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