River mouth Adour Basin size 947 km (366 sq mi) Discharge 9 m³/s | Main source Baronnies of Pyrenees Length 131 km Mouth Adour | |
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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
Main tributaries
References
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