The Gijou () is a long
river
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in the
Tarn department in southern
France
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.
Its source is at
Lacaune
Lacaune (; , meaning ''the cave'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Tarn (department), Tarn Departments of France, department in southern France.
Geography
The river Gijou has its source in the commune.
History
In 1797, the feral child ...
. It flows generally west-southwest. 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
The Agout or Agoût (; ) is a long river in south-western France. It is a left tributary of the Tarn. Its source is in the southern Massif Central, in the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park. It flows generally west through the following depar ...
, into which it flows at
.
Communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth:
Lacaune
Lacaune (; , meaning ''the cave'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Tarn (department), Tarn Departments of France, department in southern France.
Geography
The river Gijou has its source in the commune.
History
In 1797, the feral child ...
,
Gijounet,
Viane,
Lacaze,
Saint-Pierre-de-Trivisy,
References
Rivers of France
Rivers of Occitania (administrative region)
Rivers of Tarn (department)
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