The Aiguillon is a
river
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in southern
France
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, a tributary of the
Cèze
The Cèze (; oc, Céser) is a karstic French river, a right tributary of the Rhône. It runs through the departments of Lozère and Gard in the Occitanie region. It is long, and its basin area is . Its source is in the Cévennes mountai ...
. It is long.
It is the
departments
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Government and military
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of
Gard, in the
Occitanie Occitanie may refer to:
*Occitania, a region in southern France called ''Occitanie'' in French
*Occitania (administrative region)
Occitania ( ; french: Occitanie ; oc, Occitània ; ca, Occitània ) is the southernmost administrative region of ...
region
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. The source of the Aiguillon is on Mont Bouquet, west of
Lussan. It flows through Lussan, Les Concluses, Goussargues where it joined by the Merderis and it flows into the Cèze upstream of
La Roque-sur-Cèze
La Roque-sur-Cèze (; Occitan: ''La Ròca de Céser'') is a commune in the Gard department in the Occitanie region of Southern France
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.
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Les Concluses
The Aiguillon goes dry during the summer, but has carved out a rocky gorge called ''Les Concluses'' on the limestone plateau. From a viewpoint high above, the gorge is riddled with deep geological structures known as ''marmites des géants'' (potholes
A pothole is a depression in a road surface, usually asphalt pavement, where traffic has removed broken pieces of the pavement. It is usually the result of water in the underlying soil structure and traffic passing over the affected area. Water ...
). In summer it is popular with walkers, who follow the water course under the steeply overhanging limestone valley sides. The walls of the gorge have many climbing routes of an average 8a difficulty. Similarly, the walls of the valley contain many caves and potholes . The largest one is the "Baume du Biou," or the Grotto of the Ox.
References
Rivers of France
Rivers of Gard
Rivers of Occitania (administrative region)
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