The Gave d'Oloron () is a
river
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of south-western
France
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near the border with
Spain
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. It takes its name from the city
Oloron-Sainte-Marie, where it is formed from the rivers
Gave d'Aspe and
Gave d'Ossau. It joins the
Gave de Pau in
Peyrehorade to form the
Gaves réunis, a tributary of the
Adour
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. 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
Saison.
The Gave d'Oloron flows through the following ''
départements'' and towns:
*
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
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:
Oloron-Sainte-Marie,
Sauveterre-de-Béarn.
*
Landes:
Peyrehorade.
References
Rivers of France
Rivers of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Rivers of Landes (department)
Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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