The Dadou () is a long
river
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...
in the
Tarn department in southern
France
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.
Its source is near
Saint-Salvi-de-Carcavès. It flows generally west. It is a
right tributary
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream ('' main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which the ...
of the
Agout, into which it flows near
Ambres.
Communes along its course
The Dadou flows west, crossing the Tarn department, through the following communes, ordered from source to mouth:
* Saint-Salvi-de-Carcavès
*
Le Masnau-Massuguiès
*
Lacaze
*
Paulinet
*
Rayssac
*
Mont-Roc
*
Teillet
*
Le Travet
*
Arifat
*
Saint-Antonin-de-Lacalm
*
Montredon-Labessonnié
*
Saint-Lieux-Lafenasse
*
Vénès
*
Réalmont
*
Saint-Genest-de-Contest
*
Lombers
*
Laboutarie
*
Montdragon
*
Saint-Julien-du-Puy
*
Graulhet
*
Briatexte
*
Saint-Gauzens
*
Puybegon
*
Giroussens
* Ambres
References
Rivers of France
Rivers of Occitania (administrative region)
Rivers of Tarn (department)
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