The Luy is a left tributary of the
Adour, in the
Landes, in the Southwest of
France
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. It is long, including its right source river ''Luy de France''.
Geography
The Luy is the union of two neighboring rivers, the
Luy de Béarn
The Luy de Béarn (, literally ''Luy of Béarn''; oc, Lui de Bearn) is a left tributary of the Luy, in the Southwest of France. It is long.
Geography
The source of the Luy de Béarn is at the base of the plateau of Ger, east of Pau. It fl ...
, which is long, in the south, and the ''Luy de France'', the main course. Both rise in
Béarn, at the base of the plateau of
Ger, east of
Pau.
They flow north-west through the
Chalosse Chalosse (; oc-gsc, Shalòssa or ) is a wine-growing area in Gascony, in south-west France. It lies in the ''departement'' of Landes and is centred on the town of Dax.
Chalosse also gives its name to ''coteaux de Chalosse'', the wine of the are ...
region and join below the castle of
Gaujacq. The Luy flows into the
Adour downstream from
Tercis-les-Bains (south of
Dax
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* Dax ...
).
Départements and towns
* ''Luy de France'':
**
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 ...
:
Morlaàs
Morlaàs (; Gascon Morlans) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.
It is the seat of a canton.
After the Roman city of Benearnum (today's Lescar) was razed by the Vikings in 841, Morlaàs became the ...
,
Thèze,
Casteide-Candau
Casteide-Candau (; oc, Castèida e Candau) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.
See also
*Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
The following is a list of the 546 communes of the Pyrén ...
.
* ''Luy'':
** Landes:
Castelnau-Chalosse
Castelnau-Chalosse (; oc, Castèthnau de Shalòssa) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Landes department
The following is a list of the 327 communes of ...
,
Pomarez
Pomarez (; oc, Pomarés) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Landes department
The following is a list of the 327 communes of the Landes department of ...
.
Main tributaries
* ''Luy de France'':
** (R)
Souye, from ''Espoey''.
** (L) Riu Mayou,
** (L) Arance,
* Luy :
** (L) Grand Arrigau.
*** (R) Arrigau du Gert.
References
Rivers of France
Rivers of Landes (department)
Rivers of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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