The Dadou is a 115.9 km (72 mi) long river

River

A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

 in the Tarn

Tarn

Tarn is a department of 5,758 km2 in the Midi-Pyrénées region in the southwest of France, named after the Tarn River. It was formed in 1790 of the three dioceses of Albi, Castres and Lavaur, belonging to the province of Languedoc. In 1906, the population was 330,533...

 département, southern France

France

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. Its source is near Saint-Salvi-de-Carcavès

Saint-Salvi-de-Carcavès

Saint-Salvi-de-Carcavès is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-References:*...

. It flows generally west. It is a right tributary of the Agout

Agout

The Agout is a 195 km long river in south-western France, left tributary of the Tarn River. Its source is in the southern Massif Central, in the Parc naturel régional du Haut-Languedoc...

 into which it flows near Ambres

Ambres

Ambres is a commune of the Tarn department in southern France....

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Communes along its course

The Dadou flows west, crossing the Tarn département, through the following communes

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

, ordered from source to mouth: Saint-Salvi-de-Carcavès, Le Masnau-Massuguiès

Le Masnau-Massuguiès

Le Masnau-Massuguiès is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-Geography:The Dadou flows west-southwestward through the middle of the commune; it forms part of the commune's eastern and western borders.-References:*...

, Lacaze

Lacaze

Lacaze is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-Geography:The river Dadou forms part of the commune's northern border. The village lies on the banks of the Gijou, which flows westward through the commune, then forms most of its south-western border.-References:*...

, Paulinet

Paulinet

Paulinet is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France....

, Rayssac

Rayssac

Rayssac is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France....

, Mont-Roc

Mont-Roc

Mont-Roc is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-References:*...

, Teillet

Teillet

Teillet is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-References:*...

, Le Travet

Le Travet

Le Travet is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-References:*...

, Arifat

Arifat

Arifat is a commune of the Tarn department in southern France.The inhabitants are known as Arifatois.-Demographics:-References:*...

, Saint-Antonin-de-Lacalm

Saint-Antonin-de-Lacalm

Saint-Antonin-de-Lacalm is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...

, Montredon-Labessonnié

Montredon-Labessonnié

Montredon-Labessonnie is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.It has a several shops, a planetarium, a cinema, a tourist information centre, hotel, cafe-bars etc. It also has a wide range of houses you can book for example La Payrastrie....

, Saint-Lieux-Lafenasse

Saint-Lieux-Lafenasse

Saint-Lieux-Lafenasse is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-References:*...

, Vénès

Vénès

Vénès is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-References:*...

, Réalmont

Réalmont

Réalmont is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-References:*...

, Saint-Genest-de-Contest

Saint-Genest-de-Contest

Saint-Genest-de-Contest is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-References:*...

, Lombers

Lombers

Lombers is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-History:Lombers was a significant centre of Catharism in the late 12th and early 13th centuries. It was the location of a Catholic-Cathar debate, perhaps in the 1180s, between Guillaume Peyre de Brens, Catholic bishop of Albi, and...

, Laboutarie

Laboutarie

Laboutarie is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France....

, Montdragon

Montdragon

Montdragon is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France....

, Saint-Julien-du-Puy

Saint-Julien-du-Puy

Saint-Julien-du-Puy is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-References:*...

, Graulhet

Graulhet

Graulhet is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.It is a centre of tanning. Leather was the main activity before industry went to China. Graulhet is crossed by the Dadou river; it is a typical village of the South of France, also called Midi....

, Briatexte

Briatexte

Briatexte is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-Geography:The river Dadou flows westward through the northern part of the commune and crosses the village.-References:*...

, Saint-Gauzens

Saint-Gauzens

Saint-Gauzens is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-References:*...

, Puybegon

Puybegon

Puybegon is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France....

, Giroussens

Giroussens

Giroussens is a commune in the department of Tarn in southern France. It is particularly famous for its market of European pottery that attracts a lot of tourists in the spring....

, Ambres