Adour

For the turbine engine, see Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Adour.

Adour
Adour seen from the bridge at Aire-sur-l'Adour
Native name	L'Adour (m) Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help)
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	High-Bigorre
• elevation	2,200 m (7,200 ft)
Mouth
• location	Atlantic Ocean
• coordinates	43°31′46″N 1°31′25″W
Length	324 km (201 mi)
Basin size	16,880 km2 (6,520 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	150 m3/s (5,300 cu ft/s)

The Adour (Basque: Aturri, Occitan: Ador) is a river in southwestern France. It rises in High-Bigorre (Pyrenees), at the Col du Tourmalet, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean (Bay of Biscay) near Bayonne. It is 324 kilometres (201 mi) long, of which the uppermost 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) as the Adour du Tourmalet. At its final stretch, i.e. on its way through Bayonne and a short extent upstream, the river draws the borderline between the Northern Basque Country and Landes regions.

Places along the river

Départements and towns along the river include:

• Hautes-Pyrénées: Bagnères-de-Bigorre, Tarbes, Maubourguet
• Gers: Riscle
• Landes: Aire-sur-l'Adour, Dax, Tarnos
• Pyrénées-Atlantiques: Bayonne

Tributaries

Tributaries include:

• Échez
• Arros
• Léez
• Gabas
• Midouze
• Louts
• Luy
• Gave de Pau
• Bidouze
• Aran
• Ardanabia
• Nive

References

• SANDRE database: The Adour

External links

• Commission Européenne—Natura 2000: Cartographie du Barthes de l'Adour—Template:Fr icon — maps of the Adour and Adour Basin.
• Natura 2000 Sites d'Intérêt Communautaire par la France: Barthes de l'Adour — Template:Fr icon
• Gouv.fr: Natura 2000 en France—Template:Fr icon — website homepage.
• European Commission: official Natura 2000 Network website— — "the centrepiece of EU nature & biodiversity policy."