The Salat (; ) is a
river
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in southern
France
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, a right tributary of the
Garonne
The Garonne ( , ; Catalan language, Catalan, Basque language, Basque and , ;
or ) is a river that flows in southwest France and northern Spain. It flows from the central Spanish Pyrenees to the Gironde estuary at the French port of Bordeaux †...
. It is long.
It rises in nine points above the hamlet Salau in the municipality
Couflens, on the slopes of
Mont Rouch, central
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees are a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. They extend nearly from their union with the Cantabrian Mountains to Cap de Creus on the Mediterranean coast, reaching a maximum elevation of at the peak of Aneto. ...
. The former
Gascon province of
Couserans
125px, Coat of arms of CouseransCouserans (; Gascon: ''Coserans'' ) is a former county of France located in the Pyrenees mountains. Today Couserans makes up the western half of the Ariège ''département'', around the towns of Saint-Girons and ...
is based on its valley.
Departments and Cities
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Ariège:
Saint-Girons
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Haute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne (; , ; ''Upper Garonne'') is a department in the southwestern French region of Occitanie. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country's fourth-largest. ...
:
Salies-du-Salat,
Boussens.
Main tributaries
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Alet
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Garbet
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Arac
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Lez
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Baup
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Arbas
References
Rivers of France
Rivers of Ariège (department)
Rivers of Haute-Garonne
Rivers of Occitania (administrative region)
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