Save | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Plateau de Lannemezan |
Mouth | |
• location | Garonne |
• coordinates | 43°47′32″N 1°16′41″E / 43.79222°N 1.27806°E |
Length | 143.8 km (89.4 mi) |
Basin size | 1,152 km2 (445 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Garonne→ Gironde estuary→ Atlantic Ocean |
The Save (French pronunciation: [sav]; Occitan: Sava) is a 144 km long river in southern France, left tributary of the Garonne.[1] Its source is in the northern foothills of the Pyrenees, south of Lannemezan. It flows north-east through the following départements and cities:
It flows into the Garonne in Grenade, north of Toulouse.
Among its tributaries is the Gesse.