The Vert, is a left tributary of the
Gave d'Oloron, that drains the
Barétous in the High-
Béarn
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(
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 ...
), in the Southwest of
France
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. It flows into the Gave d'Oloron in
Moumour, downstream from
Oloron-Sainte-Marie. It is long.
''Vert'' means 'green' in
French, but the river name, ''Bert'' in 1467, is related to the
Gascon word ''barta'' that means '
floodplain
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'.
The Vert is formed in
Aramits
Aramits (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques Departments of France, department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
Geography
Location
Aramits is located in part of the Barétous valley, the ...
from the confluence of:
* (R) the ''Vert d'
Arette'', ''Larron'' in 1589, from the ''Chousse Plateau'', below the ''Pic de Guillers'', elevation ,
* (L) the ''Vert de Barlanès'', from ''
Issarbe'' and
.
References
Rivers of France
Rivers of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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