Arros River
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The Arros is a right 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...

, in the Southwest of France
France
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Geography

The Arros rises in the Baronnies of Pyrenees, southeast of Bagnères-de-Bigorre
Bagnères-de-Bigorre
Bagnères-de-Bigorre is a French commune in the south-western Hautes-Pyrénées department, of which it is a sub-prefecture.-Notable people:Bagnères-de-Bigorre was the birthplace of:*Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke...

, below the Signal de Bassia (1 921 m).

It flows north through a narrow valley defended by the castle of Mauvezin
Mauvezin, Hautes-Pyrénées
Mauvezin is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.-References:*...

 and the bastide of Tournay
Tournay
Tournay may refer to:* Tournai , a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut* Tournay, a commune of the Hautes-Pyrénées département, in southwestern France...

. It joins the Adour before it turn west, upstream from Riscle
Riscle
Riscle is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...

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Départements and towns

  • Hautes-Pyrénées
    Hautes-Pyrénées
    Hautes-Pyrénées is a department in southwestern France. It is part of the Midi-Pyrénées region.-History:...

    : Bourg-de-Bigorre
    Bourg-de-Bigorre
    Bourg-de-Bigorre is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.-References:*...

    , Tournay
    Tournay
    Tournay may refer to:* Tournai , a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut* Tournay, a commune of the Hautes-Pyrénées département, in southwestern France...

    , Chelle-Debat
    Chelle-Debat
    Chelle-Debat is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.-References:*...

  • 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:...

    : Montégut-Arros
    Montégut-Arros
    Montégut-Arros is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...

    , Villecomtal-sur-Arros
    Villecomtal-sur-Arros
    Villecomtal-sur-Arros is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...

    , Plaisance
    Plaisance, Gers
    Plaisance is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Population:...

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Main tributaries

  • (L) Esqueda, from Banios
    Banios
    Banios is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.-References:*...

  • (L) Luz
    Luz
    Luz is the name of two places in the Bible.Luz is the ancient name of a royal Canaanite city, connected with Bethel . It is debated among scholars whether Luz and Bethel represent one and the same town - the former the Canaanite name, and the latter the Hebrew name - or whether they were distinct...

    , from Lies
    Lies, Hautes-Pyrénées
    Lies is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.-References:*...

  • (L) Arredou, in Tournay
    Tournay
    Tournay may refer to:* Tournai , a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut* Tournay, a commune of the Hautes-Pyrénées département, in southwestern France...

  • (L) Arret Daban or Arret Devant,
  • (L) Arret Darré, in Gonez
    Gonez
    Gonez is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.-References:*...

  • (R) Bouès
    Bouès
    The Bouès, is a right tributary of the Arros, at the eastern end of the basin of the Adour, in the Southwest of France.- Geography :The Bouès rises near Capvern, west of Lannemezan where it is fed by the Neste Canal...

    , from Capvern
    Capvern
    Capvern is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.-References:*...

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