The ArcisPaul Raymond, ''Dictionnaire topographique du département des Basses-Pyrénées'', Paris, Imprimerie Impériale, 1863, or Larcis (with article agglutination; ) is a river in Southwestern

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

. It is a right tributary of the

Léez The Léez (''Leez'', ''Lées'', ''Léès'', ''Lees'') is a left tributary of the Adour, in the Southwest of France. It is long. Name This name proceeds from an Aquitanian hydronym ''Lez / Liz''. Geography The Léez rises near Gardères in t ...

, originating in the commune Luc-Armau in the east of the

Pyrénées-Atlantiques Pyrénées-Atlantiques (; Gascon language, Gascon Occitan language, Occitan: ''Pirenèus Atlantics''; ) is a Departments of France, department located in the Regions of France, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in the southwest corner of metropolitan ...

. It joins the Léez in Lannux, in the French département of 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 ...

. It is long.

Name

The name is documented as ''Arsiis'' (1540), ''Arciis'' (1542), ''Arcis'' (1863). The name of the ''Arcison'', a left tributary of the

Layon The Layon () is a long river in the Deux-Sèvres and Maine-et-Loire departments in western France. Its source is near Saint-Maurice-la-Fougereuse. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Loire The Loire ( , , ; ; ; ...

, is related.

Main tributaries

* (L) Lizo, * (L) Léès, from Saubole.

References

Rivers of France Rivers of Gers Rivers of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine Rivers of Occitania (administrative region) {{France-river-stub