The Ciron (; oc, Siron) is a left tributary of the

Garonne The Garonne (, also , ; Occitan, Catalan, Basque, and es, Garona, ; la, Garumna or ) is a river of southwest France and northern Spain. It flows from the central Spanish Pyrenees to the Gironde estuary at the French port of Bordeaux – a ...

, in

Gironde Gironde ( US usually, , ; oc, Gironda, ) is the largest department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. Named after the Gironde estuary, a major waterway, its prefecture is Bordeaux. In 2019, it had a population of 1, ...

, Southwest

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. It is long.

Geography

The Ciron rises in the eastern end of the

Moors of Gascony The Landes forest (; La forêt des Landes in French) in the Landes de Gascogne (las Lanas de Gasconha in the Gascon language), in the historic Gascony natural region of southwestern France now known as Aquitaine, is the largest man-made woodland ...

, in

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 ...

. It flows north-west, mainly through the moors of Gironde, crosses the

Sauternes Sauternes can refer to: * Sauternes, Gironde, a town in the Bordeaux region of France *Sauternes (wine) Sauternes is a French sweet wine from the region of the same name in the Graves section in Bordeaux. Sauternes wine is made from Sémillo ...

vineyard and joins the

at Barsac, downstream from Langon. The moisture it brings, and morning

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s it causes, are favorable to the development of ''

Botrytis cinerea ''Botrytis cinerea'' is a necrotrophic fungus that affects many plant species, although its most notable hosts may be wine grapes. In viticulture, it is commonly known as "botrytis bunch rot"; in horticulture, it is usually called "grey mould" ...

'' on grapes, a

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that contributes to the high quality and renown of

Sauternes wine Sauternes is a French sweet wine from the region of the same name in the Graves section in Bordeaux. Sauternes wine is made from Sémillon, sauvignon blanc, and muscadelle grapes that have been affected by ''Botrytis cinerea'', also known as no ...

Départements and towns

The Ciron flows through the following ''départements'' and towns: *

(40) :

Lubbon Lubbon (; oc, Lucbon) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France. See also *Communes of the Landes department The following is a list of the 327 communes of the Landes department of France ...

Lot-et-Garonne Lot-et-Garonne (, oc, Òlt e Garona) 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.Gironde Gironde ( US usually, , ; oc, Gironda, ) is the largest department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. Named after the Gironde estuary, a major waterway, its prefecture is Bordeaux. In 2019, it had a population of 1, ...

(33) :

Noaillan Noaillan (; oc, Noalhan) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Gironde department The following is a list of the 535 communes of the Gironde department o ...

Villandraut Villandraut (; oc, Vilandraut) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Pope Clement V was born in Villandraut. He is known for moving the Curia from Rome to Avignon, ushering in the period known as ...

, Barsac,

Cérons Cérons ( Gascon: ''Seron'' or ''Serons'') is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Cérons station has rail connections to Agen, Langon and Bordeaux. Population See also *Communes of the Gironde d ...

Bommes Bommes (; oc, Bòmas) is a commune in the Gironde department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative divisi ...

Tributaries

* (L) le Giscos, from Giscos * (R) le Barthos, * (L) la Gouaneyre, from

Captieux Captieux (; oc, Capsiuts) is a commune of Southwestern France, located in the Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2015: Aquitaine). It lies near the border with the Landes and the Lot-et-Garonne departments. The commune is in the ...

* (R) la Clède, from Lignan-de-Bazas * (L) le Baillon, downstream from

* (L) la Hure, from Saint-Symphorien ** (L) l'Origne from Origne and Balizac * (L) le Tursan, from Guillos * (L) la Mouliasse, from Landiras ''N.B. : (R) = right tributary; (L) = left tributary''

References

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