The Luy de Béarn (, literally ''Luy of
Béarn
Béarn (; ; or ''Biarn''; or ''Biarno''; or ''Bearnia'') is one of the traditional provinces of France, located in the Pyrenees mountains and in the plain at their feet, in Southwestern France. Along with the three Northern Basque Country, ...
''; ) is a left tributary of the
Luy
The Luy is a left tributary of the Adour, in the Landes forest, Landes, in the Southwest of France. It is long, including its right source river ''Luy de France''.
Geography
The Luy is the union of two neighboring rivers, the Luy de Béarn, wh ...
, in the Southwest of
France
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. It is long.
Geography
The source of the Luy de
Béarn
Béarn (; ; or ''Biarn''; or ''Biarno''; or ''Bearnia'') is one of the traditional provinces of France, located in the Pyrenees mountains and in the plain at their feet, in Southwestern France. Along with the three Northern Basque Country, ...
is at the base of the plateau of
Ger, east of
Pau. It flows north-west through the
Chalosse
Chalosse (; or ) is a wine-growing area in Gascony, in south-west France. It lies in the ''departement'' of Landes and is centred on the town of Dax.
Chalosse also gives its name to ''coteaux de Chalosse'', the wine of the area, and is used to d ...
region and joins the
Luy de France to form the
Luy
The Luy is a left tributary of the Adour, in the Landes forest, Landes, in the Southwest of France. It is long, including its right source river ''Luy de France''.
Geography
The Luy is the union of two neighboring rivers, the Luy de Béarn, wh ...
below the castle of
Gaujacq.
Départements and towns
The Luy de Béarn flows through the following departments and towns:
*
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 ...
:
Montardon,
Sauvagnon,
Sault-de-Navailles
*
Landes:
Amou
Main tributaries
* (L)
Aïgue Longue
The Aïgue Longue (; or ''Aygue Longue'') is a left tributary of the Luy de Béarn, at Mazerolles, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Mazerolles, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in the Southwest of France. It is long.
Name
Its name means 'long water (stream)'.
...
, from the moor of
Pont-Long in the north of
Pau.
* (L)
Uzan, in
Uzan, also from
Pont-Long.
* (L) Aubin.
* (L) Oursoû, from the nord of
Orthez
Orthez (; ; , ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, and region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.
It lies 40 km NW of Pau on the Southern railway to Bayonne. The town also encompasses the small village of Sai ...
.
References
Rivers of France
Rivers of Landes (department)
Rivers of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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