river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater
Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the ...
in south-western
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 ar ...
. It is a left tributary of the Tarn. Its source is in the southern
Massif Central
The (; oc, Massís Central, ; literally ''"Central Massif"'') is a highland region in south-central France, consisting of mountains and plateaus. It covers about 15% of mainland France.
Subject to volcanism that has subsided in the last 10,00 ...
Hérault
Hérault (; oc, Erau, ) is a department of the region of Occitania, Southern France. Named after the Hérault River, its prefecture is Montpellier. It had a population of 1,175,623 in 2019.La Salvetat-sur-Agout
* Tarn: Brassac,
Castres
Castres (; ''Castras'' in the Languedocian dialect of Occitan) is the sole subprefecture of the Tarn department in the Occitanie region in Southern France. It lies in the former province of Languedoc, although not in the former region of Lang ...
, Lavaur, Saint-Sulpice
The Agout flows into the Tarn at Saint-Sulpice.
Among its tributaries are the
Dadou
The Dadou (french: le Dadou) is a long river in the Tarn department in southern France. Its source is near Saint-Salvi-de-Carcavès. It flows generally west. It is a right tributary of the Agout, into which it flows near Ambres.
Communes al ...
, the
Gijou
The Gijou () is a long river in the Tarn department in southern France. Its source is at Lacaune. It flows generally west-southwest. It is a right tributary of the Agout, into which it flows at Vabre.
Communes along its course
This list is ...
and the
Thoré
The Thoré () is a river in the Hérault and Tarn departments in southern France. Its source is in the northern part of Rieussec. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Agout, into which it flows between Navès and Castre ...
.
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Cambon-et-Salvergues
Cambon-et-Salvergues (; oc, Cambon e Salvèrgas) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.
Geography
Climate
Cambon-et-Salvergues has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification ''Csb''). The average a ...
Brassac sur Agout.JPG , Brassac
Castres (81), Maisons sur l'Agoût.JPG ,
Castres
Castres (; ''Castras'' in the Languedocian dialect of Occitan) is the sole subprefecture of the Tarn department in the Occitanie region in Southern France. It lies in the former province of Languedoc, although not in the former region of Lang ...
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Giroussens
Giroussens is a commune in the department of Tarn in southern France. It is particularly famous for its market of European pottery that attracts many tourists in the spring.
Geography
The commune is traversed by the river Dadou.
Notable person ...
Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe (Tarn) - La chaussée du moulin sur l'Agout.jpg,
Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe
Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe (, before 2013: ''Saint-Sulpice''; Languedocien: ''Sant Somplesi'')