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Arize

The Arize is a river of France, a right tributary of the Garonne. It arises at 1,355 metres (4,446 ft) in the massif of Arize, in the Pyrenees, in the department of Ariège. The Arize is 83.8 km (52.1 mi) long and flows into the Garonne at Carbonne.

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Arize
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CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationPyrenees
 • elevation1,355 m (4,446 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Garonne
 • coordinates
43°17′19″N 1°13′33″E / 43.28861°N 1.22583°E / 43.28861; 1.22583
Length84 km (52 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionGaronneGironde estuaryAtlantic Ocean
The grotto of Mas-d'Azil source ↗

The Arize (French pronunciation: [aʁiz]; Occitan: Arisa) is a river of France, a right tributary of the Garonne. It arises at 1,355 metres (4,446 ft) in the massif of Arize, in the Pyrenees, in the department of Ariège. The Arize is 83.8 km (52.1 mi) long1 and flows into the Garonne at Carbonne.

In its first four or five kilometres (2.5 or 3.1 mi) it is called the Péguère. It formed the grotto of Le Mas-d'Azil.

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