The Gave d'Oloron is a river

River

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 of south-western France

France

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 near the border with Spain

Spain

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. It takes its name from the city 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,...

, where it is formed from the rivers Gave d'Aspe

Gave d'Aspe

The Gave d'Aspe is the torrential river flowing through the Aspe Valley, one of the three main valleys of the High-Béarn , in the Southwest of France.It is formed in the Aspe Circus, below the Aspe peak ....

 and 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....

.

It joins the Gave de Pau

Gave de Pau

The Gave de Pau is a river of south-western France and a left tributary of the Adour. It takes its name from the city Pau, through which it flows. The river is in length, and its source is at the Cirque de Gavarnie in the Pyrenees mountains....

 (left tributary) in Peyrehorade

Peyrehorade

Peyrehorade is a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France.-See also:*Communes of the Landes department...

. The 10 km stretch between this confluence and the confluence with 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...

 is called Gaves Réunis (united Gaves).

The Gave d'Oloron is used for fishing.

The Gave d'Oloron flows through the following départements and towns:

• 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 :...
  
  : 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,...
  
  , Sauveterre-de-Béarn
  Sauveterre-de-Béarn
  Sauveterre-de-Béarn is a pretty medieval village perched above the Gave d'Oloron and facing the Pyrennes in south-western France. It is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department.-History:...
  
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• Landes: Peyrehorade
  Peyrehorade
  Peyrehorade is a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France.-See also:*Communes of the Landes department...
  
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