Agout
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The Agout is a 195 km long river
in south-western France
, left tributary of the Tarn River
. Its source is in the southern Massif Central
, in the Parc naturel régional du Haut-Languedoc
. It flows generally west through the following départements and towns:
The Agout flows into the Tarn River
in Saint-Sulpice
.
Among its tributaries are the Dadou
, the Gijou
and the Thoré
.
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...
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...
, left tributary of the Tarn River
Tarn River
The Tarn is a long river in southern France , right tributary of the Garonne.The Tarn runs in a roughly westerly direction, from its source at an altitude of 1,550 m on Mont Lozère in the Cévennes mountains , through the deep gorges and canyons of the Gorges du Tarn The Tarn is a long...
. Its source is in the southern Massif Central
Massif Central
The Massif Central is an elevated region in south-central France, consisting of mountains and plateaux....
, in the Parc naturel régional du Haut-Languedoc
Parc naturel régional du Haut-Languedoc
thumb|A mouflon in the park.The Parc naturel régional du Haut-Languedoc is a regional natural park situated in the south of the Massif Central within the Aveyron, Hérault and Tarn departments of France...
. It flows generally west through the following départements and towns:
- HéraultHéraultHérault is a department in the south of France named after the Hérault river.-History:Hérault is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
: La Salvetat-sur-AgoutLa Salvetat-sur-AgoutLa Salvetat-sur-Agout is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-See also:*Communes of the Hérault department... - Tarn: BrassacBrassac, TarnBrassac is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-External links:**...
, CastresCastresCastres is a commune, and arrondissement capital in the Tarn department and Midi-Pyrénées region in southern France. It lies in the former French province of Languedoc....
, LavaurLavaur, TarnLavaur is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.It lies 37 km southeast of Montauban by rail.-History:Lavaur was taken in 1211 by Simon de Montfort during the wars of the Albigenses, a monument marking the site where Dame Giraude de Laurac was killed, being thrown down a well...
, Saint-SulpiceSaint-Sulpice, TarnSaint-Sulpice is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-References:*...
The Agout flows into the Tarn River
Tarn River
The Tarn is a long river in southern France , right tributary of the Garonne.The Tarn runs in a roughly westerly direction, from its source at an altitude of 1,550 m on Mont Lozère in the Cévennes mountains , through the deep gorges and canyons of the Gorges du Tarn The Tarn is a long...
in Saint-Sulpice
Saint-Sulpice, Tarn
Saint-Sulpice is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-References:*...
.
Among its tributaries are the Dadou
Dadou
The Dadou is a long river in the Tarn département, southern France. Its source is near Saint-Salvi-de-Carcavès. It flows generally west. It is a right tributary of the Agout into which it flows near Ambres.-Communes along its course:...
, the Gijou
Gijou
The Gijou is a long river in the Tarn département, southwestern France. Its source is at Lacaune. It flows generally west-southwest. It is a right tributary of the Agout into which it flows at Vabre.-Communes along its course:...
and the Thoré
Thoré
The Thoré is a long river in the Hérault and Tarn départements, southwestern France. Its source is in the northern part of Rieussec. It flows generally northwest...
.