Tescou

The Tescou (French: Le Tescou) is a tributary of the Tarn in the basin of the Garonne in southern France. It flows 48.8 kilometres (30.3 mi) through the departments of Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne and Haute-Garonne.[1]

Tescou
The Tescou at Montauban
Tescou is located in France
Tescou
Tescou is located in Occitanie
Tescou
Native nameLe Tescou (French)
Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationGaillac, France
  coordinates43°57′11″N 1°51′54″E
MouthTarn
  location
Montauban, France
  coordinates
44°0′58″N 1°20′57″E
Length48.8 km (30.3 mi)
Basin size320 km2 (120 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average1.08 m3/s (38 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionTarnGaronneGironde estuaryAtlantic Ocean

The source is near Gaillac in the Massif Central, and its confluence with the Tarn is near Montauban in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie administrative region.

In 2014 construction work began on the Sivens Dam (Barrage de Sivens), to supply irrigation for local farms.[2][3][4]

On 25 October 2014, Rémi Fraisse, a 21-year-old student protesting against the Sivens Dam across the Tescou, was killed after being hit in the back by a grenade, sparking further violent protests.[5]

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