Arros (river) explained

Arros
Pushpin Map:France#France Occitanie
Mouth Coordinates:43.6622°N -0.0281°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Length:130km (80miles)
Discharge1 Avg:9m3/s
Basin Size:947km2

The Arros (in French pronounced as /aʁɔs/; Occitan (post 1500);: Arròs) is a right tributary of the Adour, in the Southwest of France. It is 130.2km (80.9miles) 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

Bourg-de-Bigorre, Tournay, Chelle-Debat

Montégut-Arros, Villecomtal-sur-Arros, Plaisance.

Main tributaries