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Adour
Sign in to saveThe Adour (; ; ) is a river in southwestern France. It rises in High-Bigorre (Pyrenees), in the commune of Aspin-Aure, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean (Bay of Biscay) near Bayonne. It is long, of which the uppermost ca. is known as the Adour de Payolle. At its final stretch, i.e. on its way through Bayonne and a short extent upstream, the river draws the border between the Northern Basque Country and Landes regions.
The Adour is a river in southwestern France that starts in the Pyrenees mountains and flows westward to empty into the Atlantic Ocean near the city of Bayonne. In its final section near Bayonne, it marks the boundary between two regions: Northern Basque Country and Landes.
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Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 5
- Image
- Aire sur l'Adour - bridge.jpg
- Length
- 308
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- discharge
- 350
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- Adour
- watershed area
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The Adour (; ; ) is a river in southwestern France. It rises in High-Bigorre (Pyrenees), in the commune of Aspin-Aure, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean (Bay of Biscay) near Bayonne. It is long, of which the uppermost ca. is known as the Adour de Payolle. At its final stretch, i.e. on its way through Bayonne and a short extent upstream, the river draws the border between the Northern Basque Country and Landes regions.
== Places along the river ==
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