Midou
Encyclopedia
The Midou or Midour is the left precursor of the Midouze
, in the Southwest of France
.
, in the Gers
département. It joins the Douze
in Mont-de-Marsan
to constitute the Midouze
, a tributary of the Adour
.
Midouze
The Midouze , is a right tributary of the Adour, in the Landes, in the Southwest of France.- Name :The name Midouze is a portmanteau that fuses the names of the two precursors of the river, the Midou and the Douze.- Geography :...
, in the Southwest of 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...
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Geography
The Midou rises in ArmagnacArmagnac (region)
The hilly countship of Armagnac , in the foothills of the Pyrenées between the Adour and Garonne rivers, is a historic countship of the Duchy of Gascony, established in 601 in Aquitaine...
, in the Gers
Gers
The Gers is a department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in the southwest of France named after the Gers River.Inhabitants are called les Gersois or Gersoises.-History:...
département. It joins the Douze
Douze
The Douze is the right precursor of the Midouze, in the Landes, in the Southwest of France.- Geography :The Douze rises in Armagnac, in the Gers département...
in Mont-de-Marsan
Mont-de-Marsan
Mont-de-Marsan is a commune and capital of the Landes department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.Mont-de-Marsan airbase « Constantin Rozanoff » is a major installation of the French Air Force. The base includes CEAM , an air defense radar command reporting centre, and an air defence control...
to constitute the Midouze
Midouze
The Midouze , is a right tributary of the Adour, in the Landes, in the Southwest of France.- Name :The name Midouze is a portmanteau that fuses the names of the two precursors of the river, the Midou and the Douze.- Geography :...
, a 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...
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Départements and towns
- GersGersThe Gers is a department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in the southwest of France named after the Gers River.Inhabitants are called les Gersois or Gersoises.-History:...
: by NogaroNogaroNogaro is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*... - Landes: Villeneuve-de-MarsanVilleneuve-de-MarsanVilleneuve-de-Marsan is a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France.-See also:*Communes of the Landes department...
, Mont-de-MarsanMont-de-MarsanMont-de-Marsan is a commune and capital of the Landes department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.Mont-de-Marsan airbase « Constantin Rozanoff » is a major installation of the French Air Force. The base includes CEAM , an air defense radar command reporting centre, and an air defence control...
Main tributaries
- (R) Riberette or Midour de Devant.
- (R) Midouzon,
- (L) IzauteIzaute- Geography :It has its origin in the commune Dému in the Gers it joins the Gélise on the boarder of Lot-et-Garonne close to Saint-Pé-Saint-Simon .- Departments and principal cities:* Gers: Lannepax, Bretagne-d'Armagnac, Cazeneuve, Labarrère...
, from Termes-d'ArmagnacTermes-d'ArmagnacTermes-d'Armagnac is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Population:-Personalities:*Thibault d'Armagnac, born in the castle in 1405, companion of Joan of Arc, bailiff Chartres of 1432 to 1457, and died in 1457.-References:*...
,- (R) Jurane,
- (R) Estang.
- (L) Ludon, from Le HougaLe HougaLe Houga is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
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- N.B. : (R) = right tributary; (L) = left tributary