Aran
The Aran, from Basque Harana, is a left tributary of the Adour, in the French Basque Country, in Aquitaine, Southwest France. It is 48.4 km long. The river is also known as the Joyeuse, which is also the name of a tributary of the Bidouze.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the Basque Country
- Also known as: “Arhan”, “Joyeuse”, “Joyeuse River”, “L’Aran Rivière”, and “La Joyeuse”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Urt Bridge and Urt station.
Urt station
Railway stop
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Urt is a railway station in Urt, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The station is located on the Toulouse - Bayonne railway line. The station is served by TER services operated by the SNCF.
Château de Montpellier-sur-Adour
Castle
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Château de Montpellier-sur-Adour is a castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Urt and Urcuit.
Urt
Village
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Urt is a village and a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It is part of the traditional province of Labourd. Urt is the location of the Benedictine Belloc Abbey for monks and of St.
Urcuit
Village
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Urcuit is a small village and a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It is part of the traditional Basque province of Labourd. Urcuit is situated 3½ km west of Aran.
Briscous
Village
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Briscous is a town and a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France. It is part of the traditional Basque province of Labourd. Briscous is situated 5 km southwest of Aran.
Aran
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Spanish—“Aran” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Aran”
- Azerbaijani: “Aran”
- Basque: “Aran”
- Basque: “Arhan”
- Breton: “Harana (stêr)”
- Breton: “Harana”
- Catalan: “Aran”
- Catalan: “Harana”
- Catalan: “Joyeuse”
- Dutch: “Aran”
- French: “Aran”
- German: “Joyeuse”
- Indonesian: “Sungai Aran”
- Irish: “Aran”
- Marathi: “अडान नदी”
- Persian: “آران (رودخانه)”
- Persian: “آران”
- Spanish: “Aran”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Urt Railway Station and Bidouze River.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Aran”. Photo: Iñaki LL, CC BY-SA 4.0.