Adour
{{Short description|River in southwestern France}}
{{For|the turbine engine|Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Adour}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Adour
| name_native = {{native name|fr|L'Adour}}
| image = Aire-sur-l-Adour-adour.jpg
| image_caption = Adour seen from the bridge at Aire-sur-l'Adour
| map = Adour river watershed.jpg
| map_size = 250
| map_caption = Adour River watershed ([https://mghydro.com/watersheds/shared/75F244.html Interactive map])
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 7
| source1_location = High-Bigorre
| mouth_location = Atlantic Ocean
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|43|31|46|N|1|31|25|W|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = France
| length = {{convert|308|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|2200|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| discharge1_avg = {{convert|150|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
| basin_size = {{convert|16880|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}
| extra =
}}
The Adour ({{IPA|fr|aduʁ|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-Adour.wav}}; {{langx|eu|Aturri}}; {{langx|oc|Ador}}) is a river in southwestern France. It rises in High-Bigorre (Pyrenees), in the commune of Aspin-Aure, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean (Bay of Biscay) near Bayonne. It is {{convert|308.3|km}} long,{{sandre|id=Q---0000|nom=L'Adour}} of which the uppermost ca. {{convert|11|km}} is known as the Adour de Payolle. At its final stretch, i.e. on its way through Bayonne and a short extent upstream, the river draws the border between the Northern Basque Country and Landes regions.
Places along the river
Départements and towns along the river include:
Tributaries
File:Bayonne, rive de l'Adour - Fonds Ancely - B315556101 A MALBOS 2 014.jpg on the Adour in Bayonne in 1843 by Eugène de Malbos.]]
The main tributaries of the Adour are, from source to mouth:
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131219032159/http://inpn.mnhn.fr/carto/metropole/natura/FR7200720/SIC Commission Européenne—Natura 2000: Cartographie du Barthes de l'Adour]—{{in lang|fr}} — maps of the Adour and Adour Basin.
- [http://inpn.mnhn.fr/site/natura2000/FR7200720 Natura 2000 Sites d'Intérêt Communautaire par la France: Barthes de l'Adour] — {{in lang|fr}}
- [https://adour.pk Adour] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110190942/http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/-Natura-2000,2414-.html |date=2014-11-10 }}—{{in lang|fr}} — website homepage.
- [http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/natura2000/index_en.htm European Commission: official Natura 2000 Network website]— — "the centrepiece of EU nature & biodiversity policy."
{{Rivers of France}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Category:Rivers of Occitania (administrative region)
Category:Natura 2000 in France
Category:Rivers of Hautes-Pyrénées
Category:Rivers of Landes (department)
Category:Rivers of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Category:Protected areas of the Pyrenees
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