The Néez of Gan (also: ''Nez'') is a left tributary of the
Gave de Pau
The Gave de Pau () is a river of south-western France. It takes its name from the city of Pau, through which it flows. The river is long ( including the Gaves réunis), and although its source is considered to be on the Cirque de Gavarnie in t ...
, in
Béarn
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(
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
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), in the Southwest of
France
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. It flows into the Gave downstream from
Pau. It is long.
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Name
The ''Néez'' (aka ''Nez'', ''Néès'', ''Neys''...) shares its name with another tributary, the
Néez of
Saint-Créac, in the south of
Lourdes
Lourdes (, also , ; ) is a market town situated in the Pyrenees. It is part of the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France. Prior to the mid-19th century, the town was best known for its Château fort, a ...
.
This name is a variant of the
Pyrenean hydronym
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Léez
The Léez (''Leez'', ''Lées'', ''Léès'', ''Lees'') is a left tributary of the Adour, in the Southwest of France. It is long.
Name
This name proceeds from an Aquitanian hydronym ''Lez / Liz''.
Geography
The Léez rises near Gardères in t ...
(''alternation l / n'').
Geography
The Néez rises on the territory of
Rébénacq; it is fed by the brook of Houndarnas, a small brook flowing from the slopes of
, and by several resurgences of the
gave d'Ossau in the south of the village.
The Néez flows north into the Gave de Pau in
Jurançon.
Départements and towns
*
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (; Gascon language, Gascon Occitan language, Occitan: ''Pirenèus Atlantics''; ) is a Departments of France, department located in the Regions of France, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in the southwest corner of metropolitan ...
:
Rébénacq,
Gan
The word Gan or the initials GAN may refer to:
Places
* Gan, a component of Hebrew placenames literally meaning "garden"
China
* Gan River (Jiangxi)
* Gan River (Inner Mongolia),
* Gan County, in Jiangxi province
* Gansu, abbreviated '' ...
,
Bosdarros et
Jurançon.
References
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Rivers of France
Rivers of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine