The Salat (; oc, Salat) is a

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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, a right 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 ...

. It is long. It rises in nine points above the hamlet Salau in the municipality

Couflens Couflens ( oc, Conflenç) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and t ...

, on the slopes of

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, central

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. The former Gascon province of

Couserans 125px, Coat of arms of CouseransCouserans (; Gascon: ''Coserans'' ) is a small former province of France located in the Pyrenees mountains. Today Couserans makes up the western half of the Ariège ''département'', around the towns of Saint-Gir ...

is based on its valley.

Departments and Cities

* Ariège: Saint-Girons *

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' ...

Salies-du-Salat Salies-du-Salat (, literally ''Salies of the Salat''; oc, Salias de Salat) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Population Economy Salies-du-Salat is known for its therapeutic hot springs. The spa buildings, ...

, Boussens.

Main tributaries

Alet The Alet is a river in southwestern France. The river is a right tributary of the Salat (, plural , romanized: or Old Arabic ͡sˤaˈloːh, ( or Old Arabic ͡sˤaˈloːtʰin construct state) ), also known as ( fa, نماز) and ...

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* Arac * Lez * Baup *

Arbas Arbas (''Arbàs'' in Occitan) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Garonne department The following is a list of the 586 communes of the French department of Haute ...

References

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