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Gesse
Gesse (rivière).png
Country France
Physical characteristics
Main source Arné
550 m (1,800 ft)
43°09′17″N 00°28′00″E / 43.15472°N 0.46667°E / 43.15472; 0.46667
River mouth Save
175 m (574 ft)
43°26′04″N 00°51′06″E / 43.43444°N 0.85167°E / 43.43444; 0.85167
Length 52.1 km (32.4 mi)
Basin features
Progression Save→ GaronneAtlantic Ocean

The Gesse (French pronunciation: [ʒɛs]; Gascon: Gessa) is a 52.1 km (32.4 mi) long river in the Hautes-Pyrénées, Haute-Garonne and Gers départements, southwestern France. Its source is at Arné, on the plateau de Lannemezan. It flows generally northeast. It is a left tributary of the Save into which it flows at Espaon.

Départements and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

  • Hautes-Pyrénées: Arné
  • Haute-Garonne: Boudrac
  • Hautes-Pyrénées: Bazordan
  • Haute-Garonne: Saint-Loup-en-Comminges, Nizan-Gesse, Gensac-de-Boulogne, Blajan, Boulogne-sur-Gesse, Péguilhan, Lunax, Nénigan, Saint-Ferréol-de-Comminges, Puymaurin, Molas
  • Gers: Tournan
  • Haute-Garonne: Boissède
  • Gers: Cadeillan, Sabaillan, Sauveterre, Espaon,

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Gesse para niños

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