Volp
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The Volp is a 40 km long river of southwestern 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...

. It is a right tributary of 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 it joins upstream of Cazères
Cazères
Cazères is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.-Population:-External links:*...

, Haute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne is a department in the southwest of France named after the Garonne river. Its main city is Toulouse.-History:Haute-Garonne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Languedoc.The...

. A flood in 1993 ruined a marginal amount of cropland.

In 1912 ice-age cave paintings were discovered in a cave along the length of the Volp.

Places along the river include:
  • Ariège
    Ariège
    Ariège is a department in southwestern France named after the Ariège River.- History :Ariège is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from the counties of Foix and Couserans....

    : Sainte-Croix-Volvestre
    Sainte-Croix-Volvestre
    Sainte-Croix-Volvestre is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Sainte-Croix-Volvestre are called Cruxéens.-References:*...

  • Haute-Garonne
    Haute-Garonne
    Haute-Garonne is a department in the southwest of France named after the Garonne river. Its main city is Toulouse.-History:Haute-Garonne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Languedoc.The...

    : Le Plan
    Le Plan
    Le Plan is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...

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