The Bez (or Bès) is a right
tributary to the river
Midouze
The Midouze (; oc, Midosa), is a right tributary of the Adour river, in the Landes, in the Southwest of France.
Name
The name ''Midouze'' is a portmanteau that fuses the names of the two precursors of the river, the Midou and the Douze.
Geog ...
in the
Landes
''Landes'', or ''Lanas'' in Gascon, means moorland or heath.
''Landes'' and ''Lanas'' come from the Latin ''plānus'' meaning “‘flat, even, level, plain’”. They are therefore cognate with the English plain (and plane), the Spanish word '' ...
, in the Southwest of
France. Its length is .
Its name is similar to that of
Baïse
The Baïse () ( oc, Baïsa) is a long river in south-western France, left tributary of the Garonne. Its source is in the foothills of the Pyrenees, near Lannemezan. It flows north through the following ''départements'' and towns:
* Hautes-Pyrén� ...
. The Bez has its origins in the northern
Morcenx where it collects the waters of
Brassenx Brassenx was a barony of Upper Landes, in the southwest of France. Its historical capital was Arjuzanx. Its main town is now Morcenx. The etymology of Brassenx is a male Gallo-Roman name: ''Braccius'', plus the pre-Celtic suffix: ''-incum''.
Duri ...
. It joins the Midouze in
Saint-Yaguen.
References
Rivers of France
Rivers of Landes (department)
Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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