The Luy, is a left 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 Landes

Landes forest

The Landes forest or the Landes of Gascony , in the historic Gascony region of southwestern France now known as Aquitaine, is the largest maritime-pine forest in Europe...

, in the Southwest of France

France

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.

Geography

The Luy is the union of two neighboring rivers, the Luy de Béarn

Luy de Béarn

- Geography :The source of the Luy de Béarn is at the base of the plateau of Ger, east of Pau. It flows north-west through the Chalosse region and joins the Luy de France to form the Luy below the castle of Gaujacq.- Départements and towns :...

 (77 km) in the south, and the Luy de France, the main course. Both rise in Béarn

Béarn

Béarn is one of the traditional provinces of France, located in the Pyrenees mountains and in the plain at their feet, in southwest France. Along with the three Basque provinces of Soule, Lower Navarre, and Labourd, the principality of Bidache, as well as small parts of Gascony, it forms in the...

, at the base of the plateau of Ger, east of Pau.

They flow north-west through the Chalosse region and join below the castle of Gaujacq

Gaujacq

Gaujacq is a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France....

. The Luy flows into 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...

 downstream from Tercis-les-Bains

Tercis-les-Bains

Tercis-les-Bains is a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France.-See also:*Communes of the Landes department...

 (south of Dax

Dax, Landes

Dax is a commune in Aquitaine in south-western France, sub-prefecture of the Landes department.It is particularly famous as a spa, specialising in mud treatment for rheumatism and similar ailments....

).

Départements and towns

• Luy de France:
  • Pyrénées-Atlantiques
    Pyrénées-Atlantiques
    Pyrénées-Atlantiques is a department in the southwest of France which takes its name from the Pyrenees mountains and the Atlantic Ocean.- History :...
    
    : Morlaàs
    Morlaàs
    Morlaàs is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.It is the seat of a canton.After the Roman city of Benearnum was razed by the Vikings in 841, Morlaàs became the capital of the ancient province of Béarn. It remained the capital until the 12th century, when...
    
    , Thèze
    Thèze, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
    Thèze is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...
    
    , Casteide-Candau
    Casteide-Candau
    Casteide-Candau is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...
    
    .
• Luy:
  • Landes: Castelnau-Chalosse
    Castelnau-Chalosse
    Castelnau-Chalosse is a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France....
    
    , Pomarez
    Pomarez
    Pomarez is a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France.-See also:*Communes of the Landes department...
    
    .

Main tributaries

• Luy de France:
  • (R) Souye, from Espoey.
  • (L) Riu Mayou,
  • (L) Arance,
• Luy :
  • (L) Grand Arrigau.
    • (R) Arrigau du Gert.