Save (Garonne)

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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 / 43.79222; 1.27806Coordinates: 43°47′32″N 1°16′41″E / 43.79222°N 1.27806°E / 43.79222; 1.27806
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:

• Hautes-Pyrénées.
• Haute-Garonne: Grenade, L'Isle-en-Dodon.
• Gers: L'Isle-Jourdain.

It flows into the Garonne in Grenade, north of Toulouse.

Among its tributaries is the Gesse.

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