The Douze (; ) is the right source river of the
Midouze, in the
Landes, in the southwest of
France
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. It is long.
Geography
The Douze rises in
Armagnac
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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 ...
département. It joins the
Midou in
Mont-de-Marsan
Mont-de-Marsan (; Gascon dialect, Occitan: ''Lo Mont de Marçan'') is a communes of France, commune and capital of the Landes (department), Landes Departments of France, department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.
Population
Milit ...
to constitute the
Midouze, a tributary of the
Adour
The Adour (; ; ) is a river in southwestern France. It rises in High- Bigorre ( Pyrenees), in the commune of Aspin-Aure, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean ( Bay of Biscay) near Bayonne. It is long, of which the uppermost ca. is known as the ' ...
.
Départements and towns
*
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 ...
:
Peyrusse-Grande,
Espas,
Manciet,
Cazaubon
Cazaubon (; Gascon: ''Casaubon'') is a commune in the Gers department of southwestern France.
Besides the town of Cazaubon itself, the commune includes the adjacent spa town
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.
*
Landes:
Labastide-d'Armagnac,
Saint Justin,
Roquefort
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.
Main tributaries
* (R) Estampon, in
Roquefort
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.
* (R) Gouaneyre.
References
Rivers of France
Rivers of Gers
Rivers of Landes (department)
Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Rivers of Occitania (administrative region)
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