Aiguillon (Cèze)
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The Aiguillon is a river
River
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 in southern France
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, a tributary of the Cèze
Cèze
The Cèze is a French river, a tributary of the Rhone. It runs through the departments of Lozère and Gard in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. Its source is in the Cévennes mountains, near Saint-André-Capcèze...

. It is the departments of Gard
Gard
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, in the Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc-Roussillon
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 region
Régions of France
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. The source of the River Aiguillon is on Mont Bouquet, west of Lussan
Lussan, Gard
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. 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
La Roque-sur-Cèze is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...

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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 geants' in French. 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.
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