Douze
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The Douze is the right precursor of the Midouze
Midouze
The Midouze , is a right tributary of the Adour, in the Landes, in the Southwest of France.- Name :The name Midouze is a portmanteau that fuses the names of the two precursors of the river, the Midou and the Douze.- Geography :...

, in the Landes
Landes forest
The Landes forest or the Landes of Gascony , in the historic Gascony region of southwestern France now known as Aquitaine, is the largest maritime-pine forest in Europe...

, in the Southwest of 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...

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Geography

The Douze rises in Armagnac
Armagnac (region)
The hilly countship of Armagnac , in the foothills of the Pyrenées between the Adour and Garonne rivers, is a historic countship of the Duchy of Gascony, established in 601 in Aquitaine...

, in the 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:...

 département. It joins the Midou
Midou
The Midou or Midour is the left precursor of the Midouze, in the Southwest of France.- Geography :The Midou rises in Armagnac, in the Gers département...

 in Mont-de-Marsan
Mont-de-Marsan
Mont-de-Marsan is a commune and capital of the Landes department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.Mont-de-Marsan airbase « Constantin Rozanoff » is a major installation of the French Air Force. The base includes CEAM , an air defense radar command reporting centre, and an air defence control...

 to constitute the Midouze
Midouze
The Midouze , is a right tributary of the Adour, in the Landes, in the Southwest of France.- Name :The name Midouze is a portmanteau that fuses the names of the two precursors of the river, the Midou and the Douze.- Geography :...

, a 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...

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Départements and towns

  • 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:...

    : Peyrusse-Grande
    Peyrusse-Grande
    Peyrusse-Grande is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Geography:The Auzoue forms part of the commune's eastern border.The Douze forms most of the commune's western border.-Population:-References:*...

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

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

    , Cazaubon
    Cazaubon
    Cazaubon is a commune in the Gers department of southwestern France.Besides the town of Cazaubon itself, the commune includes the adjacent spa town of Barbotan-les-Thermes.-Population:-References:*...

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  • Landes: Labastide-d'Armagnac
    Labastide-d'Armagnac
    Labastide-d'Armagnac is a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France.It hosts Notre Dame des Cyclistes.-See also:*Communes of the Landes department...

    , Saint Justin
    Saint-Justin, Landes
    Saint-Justin is a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France.-References:*...

    , Roquefort
    Roquefort, Landes
    Roquefort is a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France....

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