Gascony (Gascogne in French) is a region in southwest France. It encompasses départements of Landes, Gers, and Hautes-Pyrénées and parts of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Lot-et-Garonne, Tarn-et-Garonne, Haute-Garonne, Gironde, and Ariège.
Main industries are :
Local Basque clans were in Gascony lands from time immemorial.
First it was taken over by the Roman Empire, then the Visigoths, and finally it belonged to the Frankish Kingdom.
With its deterioration, it emerged for a time as a separate state and, in fact, has
retained even to this day a reputation for nurturing a stubborn and
independent people.
Timeline :
History of Gascony
The most important towns are :
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