Louts

LocationCountryFrancePhysical characteristicsSource  • locationNorth of Pau Mouth Adour43°44′27″N 0°56′1″W / 43.74083°N 0.93361°W / 43.74083; -0.93361Length86 km (53 mi)Basin featuresProgressionAdour→ Atlantic Ocean

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.

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