Louts

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]

Louts
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Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	North of Pau
Mouth
• location	Adour
• coordinates	43°44′27″N 0°56′1″W
Length	86 km (53 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Adour→ Atlantic Ocean

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.