Neste (river)

LocationCountryFrancePhysical characteristicsSource  • locationPyrenees Mouth Garonne43°4′31″N 0°33′57″E / 43.07528°N 0.56583°E / 43.07528; 0.56583Length73 km (45 mi)Basin size906 km² (350 sq mi)Discharge  • average13 m³/s (460 cu ft/s) Basin featuresProgressionGaronne→ Gironde estuary→ Atlantic Ocean

The Neste (French pronunciation: [nɛst]; Occitan: Nestés) is a river in southern France, a left tributary of the Garonne. It is 73.1 km (45.4 mi) long.^[1] It rises from several sources around Saint-Lary-Soulan, central Pyrenees and flows through the following departments and towns:

• Hautes-Pyrénées: Saint-Lary-Soulan, Arreau, La Barthe-de-Neste
• Haute-Garonne: Montréjeau

Two rivers, the Neste d'Aure and the Neste du Louron, join to form the Neste at Arreau. The Neste flows into the Garonne in Montréjeau.