Agout

The **Agout** or **Agoût** () is a river in southwestern France, left tributary of the Tarn river. It flows through the Occitanie region.

Three *communes* have the name of the river in their names: La Salvetat-sur-Agout, Fraisse-sur-Agout and Vielmur-sur-Agout.

## Geography
The Agout river has a length of  and a drainage basin with an area of .

Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is  at Lavaur in the Tarn department.

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**Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Lavaur (56 years)**

The Agout flows, in general, to the northwest and passes through the following regions, departments and *communes*:

* Occitanie region
** Hérault: La Salvetat-sur-Agout, Fraisse-sur-Agout
** Tarn: Brassac, Castelnau-de-Brassac, Coufouleux, Giroussens, Burlats, Lavaur, Castres, Rabastens, Saint-Sulpice

The Agout river flows through a total of 36 *communes*.

## Main tributaries
The main tributaries, with a length greater than 30&nbsp;km, of the Agout are:
* Left tributaries
** Durenque - 31.5&nbsp;km; it joins the Agout in Castres.
** Thoré - 61.6&nbsp;km;
** Sor - 60.8&nbsp;km;
* Right tributaries
** Gijou - 50.1&nbsp;km;
** Dadou - 115.8&nbsp;km;

## Gallery

File:Agout source.JPG|Cambon-et-Salvergues: Source of the river Agout
(Castres) Maisons sur l'Agoût vues du pont Neuf vers le pont Henri Sizaire.jpg|Houses in Castres by the Agout river
File:France - Giroussens - Agout.jpg|The Agout at Giroussens
File:Evêché, Cathédrale et berges sur l'Agout.JPG|The Agout at Castres
File:Brassac pont.JPG|Bridge over the Agout at Brassac
Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe (Tarn) - La chaussée du moulin sur l'Agout.jpg|Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe

## Related pages
* List of rivers of France

## References 
## Other websites
* Banque Hydro - Station O4692550 - L'Agout à Lavaur (Synthèse)  
* Syndicat Mixte du Bassin de l'Agout