Gascony was a province of the southwestern Kingdom of France that succeeded the Duchy of Gascony (602–1453). From the 17th century until the French Revolution (1789–1799), it was part of the combined Province of Guyenne and Gascony. The region is vaguely defined, and the distinction between Guyenne and Gascony is unclear; by some they are seen to overlap, while others consider Gascony a part of Guyenne. Most definitions put Gascony east and south of Bordeaux.
The following is a list of the 327 communes of the Landes department of France.
Aire-sur-l'Adour is a commune in the Landes department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.
The Adour is a river in southwestern France. It rises in High-Bigorre (Pyrenees), in the commune of Aspin-Aure, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Bayonne. It is 308.3 kilometres (191.6 mi) long, of which the uppermost ca. 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) is known as the Adour de Payolle. At its final stretch, i.e. on its way through Bayonne and a short extent upstream, the river draws the border between the Northern Basque Country and Landes regions.
Mont-de-Marsan is a commune and capital of the Landes department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.
The Aquitani were a tribe that lived in the region between the Pyrenees, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Garonne, in present-day southwestern France in the 1st century BC. The Romans dubbed this region Gallia Aquitania. Classical authors such as Julius Caesar and Strabo clearly distinguish the Aquitani from the other peoples of Gaul, and note their similarity to others in the Iberian Peninsula.
Benquet is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Saint-Sever is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
The arrondissement of Mont-de-Marsan is an arrondissement of France in the Landes department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 175 communes. Its population is 180,294 (2016), and its area is 6,048.4 km2 (2,335.3 sq mi). Its surface area of over 6,000 km2 is the largest of any arrondissement in Metropolitan France, its size being comparable to an entire département such as the Eure.
The following is a list of the 15 cantons of the Landes department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:
The Midou or Midour is the left precursor of the Midouze, in the Southwest of France.
The Douze is the right source river of the Midouze, in the Landes, in the southwest of France. It is 123.5 km (76.7 mi) long.
The Luy is a left tributary of the Adour, in the Landes, in the Southwest of France. It is 154.2 km (95.8 mi) long, including its right source river Luy de France.
Roquefort is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Chalosse is a wine-growing area in Gascony, in south-west France. It lies in the departement of Landes and is centred on the town of Dax.
Grenade-sur-l'Adour is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Saint-Maurice-sur-Adour is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
The Château de Saint-Maurice is a château in the village of Saint-Maurice-sur-Adour in the Landes department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The present building dates to the 19th century, on the site of an older structure.
The siege of Tartas in Gascony was an engagement between English and French forces in the late stages of the Hundred Years' War. It was undertaken by English forces and their Gascon subjects against Charles II of Albret, a powerful nobleman in southwestern France. Albret was hostile to the English and his presence in Gascony caused much trouble to the English in the region, thereby raising the need to strike against him. The bulk of hostilities only lasted up until early 1441: the siege had dragged on inconclusively, and peace terms were agreed between the attackers and defenders. The ceasefire was extended several times until mid-1442 as both sides awaited further support from England and France.
