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The Adour (French pronunciation: ⓘ; Basque: Aturri; Occitan: Ador) is a river in southwestern France.It rises in High-Bigorre (), in the commune of Aspin-Aure, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean (Bay of Biscay) near Bayonne.
The Ratera-Saboredo cirque is the head of the upper Garonne valley, and its upper lake at 2,600 metres (8,500 ft) above sea level is the origin of the Ruda-Garona river, running for 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) to the confluence with the Beret-Garona brook and another 38 kilometres (24 mi) to the French border at Pont del Rei, 54 kilometres (34 mi ...
The village of Collias, approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) downriver from the Pont Saint-Nicolas, has several kayak and canoe rental agencies which will bus customers upriver to the Pont Saint-Nicolas (until the river level drops low in late June). Departing from Collias by kayak or canoe will bring you to the Pont du Gard in about an hour and ...
The rivers are grouped by sea or ocean. The rivers flowing into the sea are sorted along the coast. Rivers flowing into other rivers are listed by the rivers they flow into. Some rivers (e.g. Sûre/Sauer) do not flow through France themselves, but they are mentioned for having French tributaries. They are given in italics. For clarity, only ...
The Somme (UK: / s ɒ m / SOM, US: / s ʌ m / SUM; [1] [2] French: ⓘ) is a river in Picardy, northern France.. The river is 245 km (152 mi) in length, from its source in the high ground of the former Arrouaise Forest [] at Fonsomme near Saint-Quentin, to the Bay of the Somme, in the English Channel.
The Dordogne (French pronunciation: ⓘ; Occitan: Dordonha) is a river in south-central and southwest France. It is 483.1 km (300.2 mi) long. [1] The Dordogne and its watershed were designated Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO on 11 July 2012. [2]
The road then heads east along the south bank of the river Seine and then the river Yonne. It was along this stretch that Albert Camus was killed in 1960 when his driver lost control and struck a plane tree in Villeblevin; but most of the villages along the road are now bypassed. Crossing the river at Pont-sur-Yonne the road is overlooked by ...
The name Meuse is derived from the French name of the river, derived from its Latin name, Mosa, which ultimately derives from the Celtic or Proto-Celtic name *Mosā.This probably derives from the same root as English "maze", referring to the river's twists and turns.