Tescou

Tescou (Le Tescou)
The Tescou at Montauban
Country	France
Landmark	Sivens Dam
Source
- location	Gaillac, France
- coordinates	43°57′11″N 1°51′54″E / 43.95306°N 1.86500°E / 43.95306; 1.86500
Mouth	Tarn
- location	Montauban, France
- coordinates	44°0′58″N 1°20′57″E / 44.01611°N 1.34917°E / 44.01611; 1.34917Coordinates: 44°0′58″N 1°20′57″E / 44.01611°N 1.34917°E / 44.01611; 1.34917

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 through the departments of Tarn; Tarn-et-Garonne and Haute-Garonne.

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 Midi-Pyrénées region.

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

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.