The Thoré () is a
river
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in the
Hérault
Hérault (; , ) is a departments of France, department of the Regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Southern France. Named after the Hérault (river), Hérault River, its Prefectures in France, prefecture is M ...
and
Tarn departments in southern
France
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.
Its source is in the northern part of
Rieussec. It flows generally northwest. It is a
left tributary
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream ('' main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which the ...
of the
Agout
The Agout or Agoût (; ) is a long river in south-western France. It is a left tributary of the Tarn. Its source is in the southern Massif Central, in the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park. It flows generally west through the following depar ...
, into which it flows between
Navès and
Castres
Castres (; ''Castras'' in the Languedocian dialect, Languedocian dialect of Occitan language, Occitan) is the sole Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Tarn (department), Tarn Departments of France, department in the Occitania (adminis ...
.
Departments and communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth:
* Hérault:
Rieussec,
Verreries-de-Moussans,
* Tarn:
Labastide-Rouairoux,
Anglès,
Lacabarède,
Rouairoux
Rouairoux (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
Geography
The Thoré forms the commune's southern border; the Fontanelles, a tributary of the Thoré, forms part of its eastern border; the Peyrettes, another tributary of ...
,
Sauveterre,
Albine,
Saint-Amans-Valtoret,
Saint-Amans-Soult,
Bout-du-Pont-de-Larn,
Mazamet
Mazamet (; Languedocien dialect, Languedocien: ''Masamet'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Tarn (department), Tarn Departments of France, department in southern France.
It is the second-largest component of the Castres-Mazamet metropolit ...
,
Pont-de-Larn,
Aussillon,
Payrin-Augmontel,
Aiguefonde,
Caucalières,
Labruguière,
Castres
Castres (; ''Castras'' in the Languedocian dialect, Languedocian dialect of Occitan language, Occitan) is the sole Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Tarn (department), Tarn Departments of France, department in the Occitania (adminis ...
,
Navès,
References
Rivers of France
Rivers of Occitania (administrative region)
Rivers of Hérault
Rivers of Tarn (department)
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