The Louts (French pronunciation: [luts]; Occitan: Lots) is a left tributary of the Adour, in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, in the Southwest of France. It is 85.7 km (53.3 mi) long.[1]
Name
It is documented in medieval Latin as Fluvius qui dicitur Lossium.[2]
Geography
The Louts rises in Thèze, flows northwest through Chalosse and joins the Adour, in Hinx.
Départements and towns
- Pyrénées-Atlantiques : Thèze, Arzacq-Arraziguet, Lème, Méracq, Vignes.
- Landes : Hagetmau, Saint-Cricq-Chalosse, Caupenne.
References
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Louts (Q30-0400)".
- ^ (Gallia Christiana 12th century; with the usual permutation of the place of the i).
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