Joos

The Joos or Jéous is a left Affluent Gave d' Oloron coming from Barcus in the Basque province of Soule (Yrénées-Atlantiques).

Etymology

The name of Joos /jus/ derives from Jeüs /jeus/ as testifies some the name to village Geüs or the name given to its valley: Jeus-bag in 1328, today Josbaig “valley of Joos”.

It is based on the root Hydronymique Jel-.

Geography

Joos is born with Üthürri “the source” in the small valley d' Otsoaiz (or Oxoaix , commune of Tardets-Sorholus in Soule). It runs out towards the North-East, crosses the commune of Barcus and joined the Gave d' Oloron to Préchacq-Josbaig in Béarn.

Common crossings

Yrénées-Atlantiques/Drunk: Tardets-Sorholus, Barcus, Esquiule
Yrénées-Atlantiques/Béarn: Buoyrope, Géronce, Saint-Goin, Geüs-with Oloron, Préchacq-Josbaig

Josbaig

Josbaig was a district gathering the communes: Aren, Esquiule, Géronce, Geüs-with Oloron, Buoyrope, Préchacq-Josbaig, Saint-Goin.

Hydrology

Principal affluents

(G) Gibelhegieta , of Lexegieta

(G) Ibarra , of Xuhiketa

(D) the Cambilloû or Cambeillon
(D) the Jousseig or Josset of Esquiule

Economic activities or Navigation or Hydroelectric production