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The river rises in the Val d'Aran ( Spanish Pyrenees), flowing via Toulouse towards Bordeaux, where it flows into the Gironde, a sea arm of the Bay of Biscay. In its flow, it is joined by two other major rivers, the Lot and the Dordogne to become the Gironde and join the Atlantic Ocean. Other tributaries include the Save , Gers and Tarn .

The Garonne is one of the few rivers in the world that exhibit a tidal bore.

Major riverside towns: Bordeaux, AgenAgen is a city located in the Aquitaine region in southern France, on the river Garonne. It is the prefecture of the departement Lot-et-Garonne. It has roughly 32,000 inhabitants. It's connected by the A62 motorway to both Toulouse and Bordeaux. It boasts, Toulouse

See also

• List of rivers of EuropeThese are the main rivers of Europe (ecologically, the extreme west of the Palearctic ecozone which includes Russia in the east). See each article for their tributaries, drainage areas, etc. Rivers that flow into seas are sorted alphabetically. Rivers tha