The Salat (; oc, Salat) is a

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in southern

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, a right 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 – ...

. It is long. It rises in nine points above the hamlet Salau in the municipality Couflens, on the slopes of Mont Rouch, central

Pyrenees The Pyrenees (; es, Pirineos ; french: Pyrénées ; ca, Pirineu ; eu, Pirinioak ; oc, Pirenèus ; an, Pirineus) is a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. It extends nearly from its union with the Cantabrian Mountains to ...

. The former Gascon province of

Couserans 125px, Coat of arms of CouseransCouserans (; Gascon: ''Coserans'' ) is a small former province of France located in the Pyrenees mountains. Today Couserans makes up the western half of the Ariège ''département'', around the towns of Saint-Gir ...

is based on its valley.

Departments and Cities

* Ariège: Saint-Girons *

Haute-Garonne Haute-Garonne (; oc, Nauta Garona, ; en, Upper Garonne) is a department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country' ...

Salies-du-Salat Salies-du-Salat (, literally ''Salies of the Salat''; oc, Salias de Salat) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Population Economy Salies-du-Salat is known for its therapeutic hot springs. The spa buildings, ...

, Boussens.

Main tributaries

* Alet * Garbet *

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* Lez * Baup *

Arbas Arbas (''Arbàs'' in Occitan) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Garonne department The following is a list of the 586 communes of the French department of Hau ...

References

Rivers of France Rivers of Ariège (department) Rivers of Haute-Garonne Rivers of Occitania (administrative region) {{France-river-stub