Volp

The "Devil's Bridge" over the Volp River in southern France

The Volp is a 40 km long river of southwestern France. It is a right tributary of the Garonne, which it joins upstream of Cazères, Haute-Garonne. A flood in 1993 ruined a marginal amount of cropland.

In 1912 ice-age cave paintings were discovered in a cave along the length of the Volp. See Trois Frères.

Notable places along the river include:

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Coordinates: 43°12′N 1°07′E / 43.200°N 1.117°E / 43.200; 1.117


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