The Auroue () is a long

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in the

Gers Gers (; or , ) is a departments of France, department in the regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Southwestern France. Gers is bordered by the departments of Hautes-Pyrénées and Pyrénées-Atlantiques to ...

Lot-et-Garonne Lot-et-Garonne (, ) is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. Named after the rivers Lot and Garonne, it had a population of 331,271 in 2019.Tarn-et-Garonne Tarn-et-Garonne (; ) is a Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania Regions of France, region in Southern France. It is traversed by the rivers Tarn (river), Tarn and Garonne, from which it takes its n ...

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'', south western

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. Its source is at Crastes, northeast of

Auch Auch (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in southwestern France. Located in the Regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie, it is the capital of the Gers Departments of France, department. Geography Localiza ...

. It flows generally north. It is a

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of the

Garonne The Garonne ( , ; Catalan language, Catalan, Basque language, Basque and , ; or ) is a river that flows in southwest France and northern Spain. It flows from the central Spanish Pyrenees to the Gironde estuary at the French port of Bordeaux � ...

into which it flows between Saint-Sixte and Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Balerme, southeast of

Agen Agen (, , ) is the prefecture of the Lot-et-Garonne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Southwestern France. It lies on the river Garonne, southeast of Bordeaux. In 2021, the commune had a population of 32,485. Geography The city of Agen l ...

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: *Gers: Crastes, Puycasquier, Miramont-Latour, Pis, Taybosc, Goutz, Céran, Brugnens, Cadeilhan, Saint-Léonard, Urdens,

Saint-Clar Saint-Clar (; ) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. Geography The river Arrats forms most of the commune's eastern border; the Auroue flows north through the western part of the commune. History Saint-Clar was fou ...

, Magnas,

Lectoure Lectoure (; Gascon: ''Leitora'' ) is a commune in the Gers department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France. It is located north of Auch, the capital of the department, south of Agen and approximately northwest of Toulouse. In 1 ...

, L'Isle-Bouzon, Plieux, Castet-Arrouy, Miradoux,

Gimbrède Gimbrède () is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. Geography The river Auroue forms all of the commune's southeastern border, then flows north through its eastern part. Population See also *Communes of the Gers dep ...

*Lot-et-Garonne: Cuq *Tarn-et-Garonne:

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*Lot-et-Garonne: Caudecoste, Saint-Sixte, Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Balerme

References

Rivers of France Rivers of Gers Rivers of Lot-et-Garonne Rivers of Tarn-et-Garonne Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine Rivers of Occitania (administrative region) {{France-river-stub