Arros (river)
The Arros, is a right tributary of the Adour, in the Southwest of France.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.
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
- Hautes-Pyrénées: Bourg-de-Bigorre, Tournay, Chelle-Debat
- Gers: Montégut-Arros, Villecomtal-sur-Arros, Plaisance.
- Esqueda, from Banios
- Luz, from Lies
- Arredou, in Tournay
- Arret Daban or Arret Devant,
- Arret Darré, in Gonez
- Bouès, from Capvern
