Douze

Not to be confused with Douz, a town in Tunisia.

Douze
The Douze in Mont-de-Marsan.
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Gers
Mouth
• location	Midouze
• coordinates	43°53′29″N 0°30′9″W
Length	124 km (77 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Midouze→ Adour→ Atlantic Ocean

The Douze (/duz/, Occitan: Dosa) is the right precursor of the Midouze, in the Landes, in the southwest of France.

Geography

The Douze rises in Armagnac, in the Gers département. It joins the Midou in Mont-de-Marsan to constitute the Midouze, a tributary of the Adour.

Départements and towns

• Gers: Peyrusse-Grande, Espas, Manciet, Cazaubon.
• Landes: Labastide-d'Armagnac, Saint Justin, Roquefort.

Main tributaries

• (R) Estampon, in Roquefort.
• (R) Gouaneyre.

References

• http://www.geoportail.fr
• The Douze at the Sandre database