The Arros is a right tributary of the Adour

Adour

The Adour is a river in southwestern France. It rises in High-Bigorre , at the Col du Tourmalet, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Bayonne. It is long, of which the uppermost as the Adour du Tourmalet. At its final stretch, i.e...

, in the Southwest of France

France

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Geography

The Arros rises in the Baronnies of Pyrenees, southeast of Bagnères-de-Bigorre

Bagnères-de-Bigorre

Bagnères-de-Bigorre is a French commune in the south-western Hautes-Pyrénées department, of which it is a sub-prefecture.-Notable people:Bagnères-de-Bigorre was the birthplace of:*Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke...

, below the Signal de Bassia (1 921 m).

It flows north through a narrow valley defended by the castle of Mauvezin

Mauvezin, Hautes-Pyrénées

Mauvezin is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.-References:*...

 and the bastide of Tournay

Tournay

Tournay may refer to:* Tournai , a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut* Tournay, a commune of the Hautes-Pyrénées département, in southwestern France...

. It joins the Adour before it turn west, upstream from Riscle

Riscle

Riscle is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...

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Départements and towns

• Hautes-Pyrénées
  Hautes-Pyrénées
  Hautes-Pyrénées is a department in southwestern France. It is part of the Midi-Pyrénées region.-History:...
  
  : Bourg-de-Bigorre
  Bourg-de-Bigorre
  Bourg-de-Bigorre is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.-References:*...
  
  , Tournay
  Tournay
  Tournay may refer to:* Tournai , a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut* Tournay, a commune of the Hautes-Pyrénées département, in southwestern France...
  
  , Chelle-Debat
  Chelle-Debat
  Chelle-Debat is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.-References:*...
  
  
• Gers
  Gers
  The Gers is a department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in the southwest of France named after the Gers River.Inhabitants are called les Gersois or Gersoises.-History:...
  
  : Montégut-Arros
  Montégut-Arros
  Montégut-Arros is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Villecomtal-sur-Arros
  Villecomtal-sur-Arros
  Villecomtal-sur-Arros is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Plaisance
  Plaisance, Gers
  Plaisance is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Population:...
  
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Main tributaries

• (L) Esqueda, from Banios
  Banios
  Banios is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.-References:*...
  
  
• (L) Luz
  Luz
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  , from Lies
  Lies, Hautes-Pyrénées
  Lies is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.-References:*...
  
  
• (L) Arredou, in Tournay
  Tournay
  Tournay may refer to:* Tournai , a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut* Tournay, a commune of the Hautes-Pyrénées département, in southwestern France...
  
  
• (L) Arret Daban or Arret Devant,
• (L) Arret Darré, in Gonez
  Gonez
  Gonez is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.-References:*...
  
  
• (R) Bouès
  Bouès
  The Bouès, is a right tributary of the Arros, at the eastern end of the basin of the Adour, in the Southwest of France.- Geography :The Bouès rises near Capvern, west of Lannemezan where it is fed by the Neste Canal...
  
  , from Capvern
  Capvern
  Capvern is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.-References:*...