Luy de France

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Luy de France
The river between Momuy and Argelos

The river between Momuy and Argelos

Data
Water code FR :  Q3-0250
location France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
River system Adour
Drain over Luy  → Adour  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipal area of Limendous
43 ° 15 ′ 52 ″  N , 0 ° 9 ′ 48 ″  W
Source height approx.  380  m
Confluence with Luy de Béarn in the municipality of Castel-Sarrasin and formation of the Luy Coordinates: 43 ° 37 ′ 56 ″  N , 0 ° 46 ′ 14 ″  W 43 ° 37 ′ 56 ″  N , 0 ° 46 ′ 14 ″  W
Mouth height approx.  30  m
Height difference approx. 350 m
Bottom slope approx. 4.1 ‰
length approx. 85 km
Right tributaries Souye

The Luy de France is a river in France that runs in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It rises southeast of Pau , in the municipality of Limendous , generally drains in a north-westerly direction and meets the Luy de Béarn after about 85 kilometers in the municipality of Castel-Sarrazin . Together they form the Luy River here . On its way, the Luy de France crosses the Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Landes departments .

Places on the river

Attractions

The confluence is near the Château de Gaujacq , a 17th century castle that is registered as a monument historique .

Web links

Commons : Luy de France  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Commons : Château de Gaujacq  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river over the Luy at SANDRE (French), accessed on March 18, 2010, cannot be used as the given value obviously also includes the course of the Luy river. The value given here was therefore taken from fr.wiki .