Ariège (river)

The river in Tarascon- sur -Ariege

The Ariège is a river in the south of France and 163 kilometers long. It rises in the Pyrenees on the border with Andorra, just south of Pas de la Casa and flows in the Haute- Garonne opposite Portet -sur -Garonne near Toulouse as a right tributary of the Garonne. Its catchment area covers 4135 km ², the average flow is 65 m³ / s

The department of Ariège was named after this river.

Course

The river first flows towards North, makes at Ax- les -Thermes, then a turn to the northwest and turns away from Tarascon- sur -Ariege then almost constantly northward to its mouth. The European Route 09 follows the entire course of the Ariège times left rechtsuferig times. The Ariège happened in the canton of Tarascon- sur -Ariege the famous Grotte de Niaux.

Places on the river

The Ariège flows through the following départements and towns:

  • Pyrénées- Orientales (66 ): -
  • Ariège (09): Ax- les- Thermes, Les Cabannes, Tarascon- sur -Ariege, Mont Gaillard, Foix, Varilhes, Pamiers, Saverdun
  • Haute- Garonne ( 31): Cintegabelle, Auterive

Tributaries

  • Right bank: Oriège
  • Lauze
  • Crieu
  • Hers - Vif
  • AISE
  • Left bank: Aston
  • Vicdessos
  • Arget
  • Aure
  • Mouillonne
  • Lèze

Tourism

The Ariège is the part of the population and in the context of tourism used to: canoeing and kayaking, rafting, sport fishing and fishing, hydro speed.

Auterive (Haute-Garonne) Ax-les-Thermes Hers-Vif Riverboarding
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