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Coordinates: 44°8′40″N 0°38′52″E / 44.14444°N 0.64778°E / 44.14444; 0.64778
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{{Infobox River | river_name = Gers
{{Infobox river
| image_name = Auch Haute ville depuis Gers.jpg
| name = Gers
| image = FR-32-Auch01.JPG
| caption = Gers River in Auch.
| image_caption = Gers River in Auch
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| origin = [[Plateau de Lannemezan]]
| map = Gers (rivière).png
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| mouth = [[Garonne]]<br>{{coord|44|8|40|N|0|38|52|E|name=Garonne-Gers|display=inline,title}}
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| source1_location = [[Plateau de Lannemezan]]
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| basin_countries = [[France]]
| mouth_location = [[Garonne]]
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| length = {{convert|175.4|km|mi|abbr=on}}
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| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|44|8|40|N|0|38|52|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation =
| progression = {{RGaronne}} <br> {{PGers}}
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| discharge ={{convert|7.06|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
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| watershed = {{convert|1227|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}
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| subdivision_name1 = [[France]]
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| length = {{convert|175.4|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| source1_elevation =
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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|7.06|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
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| basin_size = {{convert|1227|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}
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The '''Gers''' ({{IPA-fr|ʒɛːʁ}}) ({{lang-oc|Gers}}) is a {{convert|178|km|mi|adj=on}} long [[river]] in southern [[France]], left tributary of the [[Garonne]].
The '''Gers''' ({{IPA|fr|ʒɛʁ(s)|lang|LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-Gers.wav}}) is a {{convert|175|km|mi|adj=on}} long [[river]] in southern [[France]], left tributary of the [[Garonne]].<ref name=sandre>{{sandre|id=O6--0250|nom=Le Gers}}</ref>


Its source is in the foothills of the [[Pyrenees]], near [[Lannemezan]]. It flows north through the ''[[département in France|département]]s'' [[Hautes-Pyrénées]], [[Gers]] and [[Lot-et-Garonne]]. It flows into the Garonne in [[Layrac]], near [[Agen]]. The city [[Auch]] lies along the river Gers. It gives its name to the Gers ''département''.
Its source is in the foothills of the [[Pyrenees]], near [[Lannemezan]]. It flows north through the ''[[département in France|département]]s'' [[Hautes-Pyrénées]], [[Gers]] and [[Lot-et-Garonne]]. It flows into the Garonne in [[Layrac]], near [[Agen]]. The city [[Auch]] lies along the river Gers. It gives its name to the Gers ''département''.

== Toponymy ==
The name of the Gers appears in the sixth century as ''Ægirtius'', ''de Egircio flumine'' and ''Gircius''. It is known as ''in flumine Gersio'' in 817 and as ''Iercius'' in the 13th century.


==Departments and cities==
==Departments and cities==
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*http://www.geoportail.fr

*[http://sandre.eaufrance.fr/app/chainage/courdo/htm/O6--0250.php?cg=O6--0250 The Gers at the Sandre database]
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[[Category:Rivers of France]]
[[Category:Rivers of France]]
[[Category:Garonne basin]]
[[Category:Rivers of Gers]]
[[Category:Geography of Gers]]
[[Category:Rivers of Hautes-Pyrénées]]
[[Category:Geography of Hautes-Pyrénées]]
[[Category:Rivers of Lot-et-Garonne]]
[[Category:Geography of Lot-et-Garonne]]
[[Category:Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine]]
[[Category:Rivers of Aquitaine]]
[[Category:Rivers of Occitania (administrative region)]]

[[Category:Rivers of Midi-Pyrénées]]


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{{Pyrenees-geo-stub}}
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Latest revision as of 10:52, 21 August 2024

Gers
Gers River in Auch
Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationPlateau de Lannemezan
Mouth 
 • location
Garonne
 • coordinates
44°8′40″N 0°38′52″E / 44.14444°N 0.64778°E / 44.14444; 0.64778
Length175.4 km (109.0 mi)
Basin size1,227 km2 (474 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average7.06 m3/s (249 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionGaronne→ Gironde estuary→ Atlantic Ocean
Gers→ Garonne→ Gironde estuary→ Atlantic Ocean

The Gers (French: [ʒɛʁ(s)] ⓘ) is a 175-kilometre (109 mi) long river in southern France, left tributary of the Garonne.[1]

Its source is in the foothills of the Pyrenees, near Lannemezan. It flows north through the départements Hautes-Pyrénées, Gers and Lot-et-Garonne. It flows into the Garonne in Layrac, near Agen. The city Auch lies along the river Gers. It gives its name to the Gers département.

Toponymy

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The name of the Gers appears in the sixth century as Ægirtius, de Egircio flumine and Gircius. It is known as in flumine Gersio in 817 and as Iercius in the 13th century.

Departments and cities

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The Gers river in Ornézan

The Gers passes through the following departments and main towns:

References

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  1. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Gers (O6--0250)".


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