Baïse
The Baïse () ( oc, Baïsa) is a long river in south-western France, left tributary of the Garonne. Its source is in the foothills of the Pyrenees, near Lannemezan. It flows north through the following ''départements'' and towns:
* Hautes-Pyrén ...
in
Gascony
Gascony (; french: Gascogne ; oc, Gasconha ; eu, Gaskoinia) was a province of the southwestern Kingdom of France that succeeded the Duchy of Gascony (602–1453). From the 17th century until the French Revolution (1789–1799), it was part ...
, southwestern
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 ...
hydronym
A hydronym (from el, ὕδρω, , "water" and , , "name") is a type of toponym that designates a proper name of a body of water. Hydronyms include the proper names of rivers and streams, lakes and ponds, swamps and marshes, seas and oceans. As a ...
ic root ''Jel'', meaning "watercourse."
Geography
The Gélise originates in the
Gers
Gers (; oc, Gers or , ) is a department in the region of Occitania, Southwestern France. Named after the Gers River, its inhabitants are called the ''Gersois'' and ''Gersoises'' in French. In 2019, it had a population of 191,377.
''
département
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'' at Cahuzères, north of
Lupiac
Lupiac () is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.
Geography
The Auzoue forms most of the commune's southeastern border. The Douze forms the commune's western border.
Population
Literature
Charles de Batz de Castelmor ...
, then it flows northwest in the direction of
Eauze
Eauze (; Gascon: ''Eusa'') is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.
History
Located in the heart of south-west France, 130 kilometers from the Spanish border, Eauze is originally a proto-Basque city that became Roman. It wa ...
. It drains the land around
Castelnau-d'Auzan
Castelnau-d'Auzan (; Gascon: ''Castèthnau d'Eusan'') is a former commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Castelnau-d'Auzan-Labarrère.Landes of Gascony
The Landes de Gascogne (in Gascon language, Gascon, classic spelling ''las Lanas de Gasconha'', Fébusienne spelling ''leus Lanes de Gascougne''), or Gascony Moors, is a natural region of France of nearly .
It extends over three departments: Giro ...
, the slopes of the Armagnac-Ténarèze.
It unites with the Baïse just after passing the fortified mill of Lavardac in
Lot-et-Garonne
Lot-et-Garonne (, oc, Òlt e Garona) is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. Named after the rivers Lot and Garonne, it had a population of 331,271 in 2019.Osse, a right tributary, joins the Gélise near
Nérac
Nérac (; oc, Nerac, ) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department, Southwestern France. The composer and organist Louis Raffy was born in Nérac, as was the former Arsenal and Bordeaux footballer Marouane Chamakh, as was Admiral Francois ...
. The
Auzoue
The Auzoue is a long river in the Gers and Lot-et-Garonne'' départements'', southwestern France. Its source is at Bassoues. It flows generally north. It is a right tributary of the Gélise into which it flows at Mézin.
''Départements'' and co ...
, a right tributary, joins the Gélise at
Mézin
Mézin (; oc, Mesin) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, south-western France. It is part of the arrondissement of Nerac.
Geography
The Auzoue flows into the Gélise in the commune. The Gélise forms most of ...
The Gélise passes through the following ''départements'' and cities:
* Gers: Dému,
Eauze
Eauze (; Gascon: ''Eusa'') is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.
History
Located in the heart of south-west France, 130 kilometers from the Spanish border, Eauze is originally a proto-Basque city that became Roman. It wa ...
* Lot-et-Garonne:
Sos
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Mézin
Mézin (; oc, Mesin) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, south-western France. It is part of the arrondissement of Nerac.
Geography
The Auzoue flows into the Gélise in the commune. The Gélise forms most of ...
,
Barbaste
Barbaste (; oc, Barbasta) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department
The following is a list of the 319 communes of the French department of Lot-et-Ga ...
Natura 2000
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