• Source: Arros (river)

      • The Arros (French pronunciation: [aʁɔs]; Occitan: Arròs) is a right tributary of the Adour, in the Southwest of France. It is 130.2 km (80.9 mi) long.


      Name


      The name Arros is based on the root Arr- 'stone' and the suffix -os.


      Geography


      The Arros rises in the Baronnies of Pyrenees, southeast of Bagnères-de-Bigorre, below the Signal de Bassia (1 921 m).
      It flows north through a narrow valley defended by the castle of Mauvezin and the bastide of Tournay. It joins the Adour before it turn west, upstream from Riscle.


      Départements and towns


      Hautes-Pyrénées: Bourg-de-Bigorre, Tournay, Chelle-Debat
      Gers: Montégut-Arros, Villecomtal-sur-Arros, Plaisance.


      Main tributaries


      (L) Esqueda, from Banios
      (L) Luz, from Lies
      (L) Arredou, in Tournay
      (L) Arret Daban or Arret Devant,
      (L) Arret Darré, in Gonez
      (R) Bouès, from Capvern


      References

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