The Pique () is a 33 km long

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the ...

in southern

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, left tributary of the

Garonne The Garonne (, also , ; Occitan, Catalan, Basque, and es, Garona, ; la, Garumna or ) is a river of southwest France and northern Spain. It flows from the central Spanish Pyrenees to the Gironde estuary at the French port of Bordeaux – a ...

. Its source is in the

Pyrenees The Pyrenees (; es, Pirineos ; french: Pyrénées ; ca, Pirineu ; eu, Pirinioak ; oc, Pirenèus ; an, Pirineus) is a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. It extends nearly from its union with the Cantabrian Mountains to ...

, on the north side of the

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mountain pass. It flows generally northward, entirely within the

Haute-Garonne Haute-Garonne (; oc, Nauta Garona, ; en, Upper Garonne) is a department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country' ...

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''. It passes through the resort town

Bagnères-de-Luchon Bagnères-de-Luchon (; oc, Banhèras de Luishon), also referred to as just Luchon, is a commune and spa town in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region of south-western France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Luchon ...

and

Cierp-Gaud Cierp-Gaud is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Population Cierp-Gaud château tourelles.jpg, Cierp-Gaud église Cierp (1).jpg, Cierp-Gaud croix mission.jpg, Cierp-Gaud amas rocheux.jpg, Entrée de la Val ...

. It flows into the Garonne in

Chaum Chaum is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. It is situated on the former Route nationale 618, the "Route of the Pyrenees". Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Garonne department The following is a li ...

References

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