Gave de Pau ( French Gave de Pau ) - a river in the south-west of France , belonging to the Adur basin. The length is 193.1 km [1] .
| Gav de Po | |
|---|---|
| fr. Gave de pau | |
 Gav de Po in Ortez | |
| Characteristic | |
| Length | 193.1 km |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Adur |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| Water system | Adur → Bay of Biscay |
| A country |
|
| Regions | Occitania , New Aquitaine |
| Areas | Upper Pyrenees , Atlantic Pyrenees , Landes |
 - source  - mouth | |
Content
- 1 Etymology
- 2 Geography
- 3 Departments and cities
- 4 notes
Etymology
Gav de Po in Lourdes
River at the exit of Gavarni
The term “gave” refers to the pre-Celtic period and is collective for the name of water flows in the western Pyrenees . The second part of the name comes from the city of Pau .
Geography
The source is located in the Pyrenees mountains, in the square of Gavarni ( fr. Le cirque de Gavarnie ). Gav de Pau merges with Gav d'Oloron and flows into Adur . The ten-kilometer section from the confluence of two rivers to the confluence of the Adur is called the “Unified Streams” ( French Gaves Réunis ).
Departments and cities
The river flows in the following settlements:
- Lourdes ( department of the Upper Pyrenees )
- Pau , Ortez ( Department of the Atlantic Pyrenees )
Notes
- ↑ River card - Gave de Pau (Q --- 0100) . - : sandre.eaufrance.fr (fr.) . Date of treatment March 28, 2019.