Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Balerme
Encyclopedia
Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Balerme is a commune
in the Lot-et-Garonne
department in south-western France
.
forms all of the commune's eastern border, then flows into the Garonne
, which forms all of its northern border.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Lot-et-Garonne
Lot-et-Garonne
Lot-et-Garonne is a department in the southwest of France named after the Lot and Garonne rivers.-History:Lot-et-Garonne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
department in 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...
.
Geography
The river AuroueAuroue
The Auroue is a long river in the Gers, Lot-et-Garonne and Tarn-et-Garonne départements, south western France. Its source is at Crastes, northeast of Auch. It flows generally north...
forms all of the commune's eastern border, then flows into the Garonne
Garonne
The Garonne is a river in southwest France and northern Spain, with a length of .-Source:The Garonne's headwaters are to be found in the Aran Valley in the Pyrenees, though three different locations have been proposed as the true source: the Uelh deth Garona at Plan de Beret , the Ratera-Saboredo...
, which forms all of its northern border.