Bidouze
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| Bidouze | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arbailles |
| Mouth | Adour |
| Basin countries | France |
| Length | 80 km |
The Bidouze[1], is a left tributary of the Adour, in the French Basque Country (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), in the Southwest of France.
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[edit] Geography
The Bidouze rises at the base of Eltzarreko Ordokia in the Arbailles massif. It drains the east of the Lower Navarre, crossing Saint-Palais (the main town). Then it flows into the Adour in Guiche.
[edit] Name
The name of the Bidouze can be compared with other Aquitanian placenames as Vidouze (in the northeast of the Hautes-Pyrénées), Bedous or Bidos (both in the Aspe Valley)…
[edit] Départements and towns
[edit] Main tributaries
- (L) Hoztako ur handia, from Hosta
- (L) Laminosina, from Ibarrolle
- (L) Artikaiteko erreka, from Utziate
- (R) Babatzeko erreka, from Juxue
- (R) Izpatxuriko erreka, union of Pagolako uhaitza and Lambarreko erreka
- (L) Joyeuse, from Iholdy
- (R) Azkabi, from Lohitzun
- (R) Ehulondo, from Berraute
- (L) Mihurrieta, from Béguios
- (R) Lauhirasse, from Sussaute
- (L) Ihiburu > Lihoury[2], union of 3 small rivers: Apʰatarena[3] (Patarena), La Harane[4] and Arbelua > Arbéroue[5].
[edit] Notes
- ^ or Bidouse, Bedose, Bidose (1316), Bidoze
- ^ Ihiburu means 'end of the rushes'; the name known a long drift: Hiburi, Hihouri and Lihoury by agglutination of the romance article.
- ^ Paul Raymond, Dictionnaire topographique du département des Basses-Pyrénées, 1863.
- ^ La Haranne on the map of cassini; from basque Harana 'the valley'.
- ^ Arbeloa in 1264; the basque strong -L- becomes regularly -r- in gascon: Arberoa / Arbéroue.
