The Gave d'Oloron is a

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of south-western

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near the border with

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. It takes its name from the city

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 ...

, where it is formed from the rivers Gave d'Aspe and Gave d'Ossau. It joins the

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to form the Gaves réunis, a tributary of the Adour. The Gave d'Oloron is used for fishing. The river is long, including its source rivers Gave d'Ossau and Gave du Brousset. Near Sauveterre-de-Béarn it takes up its largest tributary, the

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. The Gave d'Oloron flows through the following ''

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s'' and towns: *

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 ...

, Sauveterre-de-Béarn. * Landes:

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