Louge
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The Louge is a 100.1 km (62.2 mi) long river
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 southwestern 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 Garonne
Garonne
The Garonne is a river in southwest France and northern Spain, with a length of .-Source:The Garonne's headwaters are to be found in the Aran Valley in the Pyrenees, though three different locations have been proposed as the true source: the Uelh deth Garona at Plan de Beret , the Ratera-Saboredo...

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

, near Lannemezan
Lannemezan
Lannemezan is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.-Geography:The Petite Baïse has its source in the commune.Lannemezan is around 30 km east of Tarbes, and around 100 km south-west of Toulouse.-References:*...

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It flows generally north-northeast through the following départements and towns:
  • Hautes-Pyrénées
    Hautes-Pyrénées
    Hautes-Pyrénées is a department in southwestern France. It is part of the Midi-Pyrénées region.-History:...

    :
  • Haute-Garonne
    Haute-Garonne
    Haute-Garonne is a department in the southwest of France named after the Garonne river. Its main city is Toulouse.-History:Haute-Garonne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Languedoc.The...

    : Le Fousseret
    Le Fousseret
    Le Fousseret is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.-Geography:The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the left bank of the Louge, which flows northeastward through the middle of the commune.-Population:...

    , Peyssies
    Peyssies
    Peyssies is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...

    , Lavernose-Lacasse
    Lavernose-Lacasse
    Lavernose-Lacasse is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.-Geography:The Louge flows northeast through the middle of the commune and crosses the village.-Population:-References:*...

    , Muret
    Muret
    Muret is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.It is an outer suburb of the city of Toulouse, even though it does not belong to Greater Toulouse, which it has declined to join...

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It flows into the Garonne
Garonne
The Garonne is a river in southwest France and northern Spain, with a length of .-Source:The Garonne's headwaters are to be found in the Aran Valley in the Pyrenees, though three different locations have been proposed as the true source: the Uelh deth Garona at Plan de Beret , the Ratera-Saboredo...

at Muret.
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