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The Gave d'Aspe is the torrential river flowing through the Aspe Valley, one of the three main valleys of the High-Béarn

Béarn

Béarn is one of the traditional provinces of France, located in the Pyrenees mountains and in the plain at their feet, in southwest France. Along with the three Basque provinces of Soule, Lower Navarre, and Labourd, the principality of Bidache, as well as small parts of Gascony, it forms in the...

(Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Pyrénées-Atlantiques is a department in the southwest of France which takes its name from the Pyrenees mountains and the Atlantic Ocean.- History :...

), in the Southwest of France

France

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It is formed in the Aspe Circus, below the Aspe peak

Aspe peak

Aspe peak, also known as Pico de la Garganta de Aísa, is a mountain in the western Pyrenees of Huesca, situated on the west side of the Aragon Valley near the towns of Villanúa and Canfranc . The peak is 2,645 meters AMSL high....

(2 643 m; Spain

Spain

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).

After joining the Gave d'Ossau

Gave d'Ossau

The Gave d'Ossau is the torrential river flowing through the Ossau Valley, one of the three main valleys of the High-Béarn , in the Southwest of France....

, in Oloron-Sainte-Marie

Oloron-Sainte-Marie

Oloron-Sainte-Marie is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. The town of Oloron-Sante-Marie is positioned at the junction of two rivers and has a population of approximately 12,000. While not spectacular, it is a pleasant looking town, with an ancient quarter,...

, it forms the Gave d'Oloron

Gave d'Oloron

The Gave d'Oloron is a river of south-western France near the border with Spain. It takes its name from the city Oloron-Sainte-Marie, where it is formed from the rivers Gave d'Aspe and Gave d'Ossau.It joins the Gave de Pau in Peyrehorade...

Main tributaries

(R) Arnousse
(L) Gave de Baralet
(R) Sescouet
(L) Gave de Bélonce
(R) Escuarpe, in Cette-Eygun
Cette-Eygun
Cette-Eygun is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...
(L) Gave de Lescun
Lescun
The village of Lescun is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.It is at approximately 900m altitude in a grand cirque.Lescun is situated on the GR 10 long-distance footpath traversing the Pyrenees...
(R) Berthe, from Accous
Accous
Accous is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France....
(L) Malugar, from Athas
Lées-Athas
Lées-Athas is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...
(L) Arricq d'Osse
(R) Gabarret, aka Gave d'Aydius
Aydius
Aydius is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...
(R) Barrescou, from the Marie-Blanque Pass
(L) Lourdios
(R) Ourtau

Départements and towns

Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Pyrénées-Atlantiques is a department in the southwest of France which takes its name from the Pyrenees mountains and the Atlantic Ocean.- History :...

Accous

Accous is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France....

Asasp

Bedous

Bedous is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...

Bidos

Bidos is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...

Borce

Borce is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...

Cette-Eygun

Cette-Eygun is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...

Escot

Escot is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...

Etsaut

Etsaut is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...

Eysus

Eysus is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...

Gurmençon

Gurmençon is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...

Asasp-Arros

Asasp-Arros is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-Demographics:-References:*...

Lées-Athas

Lées-Athas is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...

Lescun

The village of Lescun is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.It is at approximately 900m altitude in a grand cirque.Lescun is situated on the GR 10 long-distance footpath traversing the Pyrenees...

Lurbe-Saint-Christau

Lurbe-Saint-Christau is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...

Osse-en-Aspe

Osse-en-Aspe is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...

Sarrance

Sarrance is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...

Urdos

Urdos is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...

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