Gave de Pau
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The Gave de Pau is a river
of south-western France
and a left tributary of the Adour
. It takes its name from the city Pau, through which it flows. The river is 180 kilometres (111.8 mi) in length, and its source is at the Cirque de Gavarnie
in the Pyrenees
mountains.
The Gave de Pau receives its main tributary, the Gave d'Oloron
in Peyrehorade
. The 10 km stretch between the mouth of the Gave d'Oloron and the confluence with the Adour is called Gaves Réunis (united Gaves).
The Gave de Pau flows through the following départements and towns:
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
of south-western France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and a left tributary of the Adour
Adour
The Adour is a river in southwestern France. It rises in High-Bigorre , at the Col du Tourmalet, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Bayonne. It is long, of which the uppermost as the Adour du Tourmalet. At its final stretch, i.e...
. It takes its name from the city Pau, through which it flows. The river is 180 kilometres (111.8 mi) in length, and its source is at the Cirque de Gavarnie
Cirque de Gavarnie
The Cirque de Gavarnie is a cirque in the central Pyrenees, in the Pyrenees National Park. The cirque is 800m wide and about 3000m wide at the top.Major features of the cirque are La Brèche de Roland and the Gavarnie Falls....
in the Pyrenees
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain...
mountains.
The Gave de Pau receives its main tributary, the Gave d'Oloron
Gave d'Oloron
The Gave d'Oloron is a river of south-western France near the border with Spain. 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...
in Peyrehorade
Peyrehorade
Peyrehorade is a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France.-See also:*Communes of the Landes department...
. The 10 km stretch between the mouth of the Gave d'Oloron and the confluence with the Adour is called Gaves Réunis (united Gaves).
The Gave de Pau flows through the following départements and towns:
- Hautes-PyrénéesHautes-PyrénéesHautes-Pyrénées is a department in southwestern France. It is part of the Midi-Pyrénées region.-History:...
: Argelès-GazostArgelès-GazostArgelès-Gazost is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.The Parc animalier des Pyrénées is located in Argelès-Gazost.-References:*...
, LourdesLourdesLourdes is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in south-western France.Lourdes is a small market town lying in the foothills of the Pyrenees, famous for the Marian apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes occurred in 1858 to Bernadette Soubirous...
. - Pyrénées-AtlantiquesPyrénées-AtlantiquesPyrénées-Atlantiques is a department in the southwest of France which takes its name from the Pyrenees mountains and the Atlantic Ocean.- History :...
: Pau, OrthezOrthezOrthez is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.It lies 40 km NW of Pau on the Southern railway to Bayonne. The town also encompasses the small village of Sainte-Suzanne thus residents of the town are called either Orthéziens or Sainte-Suzannais...
. - Landes: PeyrehoradePeyrehoradePeyrehorade is a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France.-See also:*Communes of the Landes department...
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