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The Aude is a river of southern France that is 224 kilometres (139 mi) long. Its source is in the Pyrenees mountains then runs to Carcassonne and finally reaches the Mediterranean Sea near Narbonne. The river is navigable by raft or canoe for nearly all of its length. It is registered as essential to the Languedoc-Roussillon region.
The Adour is a river in southwestern France. It rises in High-Bigorre (Pyrenees), in the commune of Aspin-Aure, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Bayonne. It is 308.3 kilometres (191.6 mi) long, of which the uppermost ca. 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) is known as the Adour de Payolle. At its final stretch, i.e. on its way through Bayonne and a short extent upstream, the river draws the border between the Northern Basque Country and Landes regions.
The Ariège is a river in southern France, a right tributary of the Garonne. From its source in the Pyrenees near El Pas de la Casa, the river flows north, forming part of the border with Andorra, and passing through the following towns in two departments:
The Aquitani were a tribe that lived in the region between the Pyrenees, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Garonne, in present-day southwestern France in the 1st century BC. The Romans dubbed this region Gallia Aquitania. Classical authors such as Julius Caesar and Strabo clearly distinguish the Aquitani from the other peoples of Gaul, and note their similarity to others in the Iberian Peninsula.
Aramits is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
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The Salat is a river in southern France, a right tributary of the Garonne. It is 74.1 km (46.0 mi) long. It rises in nine points above the hamlet Salau in the municipality Couflens, on the slopes of Mont Rouch, central Pyrenees. The former Gascon province of Couserans is based on its valley.
LEZ may refer to:
The Léez is a left tributary of the Adour, in the Southwest of France. It is 56.2 km (34.9 mi) long.
The Bidouze is a left tributary of the Adour, in the French Basque Country (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), in the Southwest of France. It is 82.2 km (51.1 mi) long.
Asson is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
Anoye is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France. It is part of the urban area of Pau.
La Bastide or Labastide is the name or part of the name of many communes in France:
Balaguères is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.
Ludiès is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. Ludiès is a rural commune with 94 inhabitants in 2019, having experienced a sharp increase in population since 1975. It is part of the Pamiers attraction area. Its inhabitants are called Ludéens or Ludéennes.
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Lys is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France.
The Lèze is a 70.2 km (43.6 mi) long river in the Ariège and Haute-Garonne départements, southwestern France. Its source is in La Bastide-de-Sérou. It flows generally north. It is a left tributary of the Ariège into which it flows between Labarthe-sur-Lèze and Clermont-le-Fort.
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- ↑ Morvan, Michael. "Etymological Basque Dictionary". Project Babel. Retrieved October 20, 2024.