Gascony
former French territory
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Summary
Gascony is a historical province of France[1]. Gascony ranks in the top 4% of historical province of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,726 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: France[3]
- Instance of: cultural region[4], regions of Occitania[5]
- Capital: Auch[6], Saint-Sever[7]
- Part of: Occitania[8]
- Commons category: Gascogne[9]
- Has part(s): Armagnac[10], Landes i Labrit[11], Béarn[12], Bigorre[13], Comminges[14], Val d'Aran[15]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: January 1, 1063[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Gascony[17]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[21], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[23], Meyer’s Universum, Neunzehnter Band[24]
- Category for people born here: Category:People from Gascony[25]
- Native label: Gasconha[26]
- Different from: Gâcogne[27]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Gascogne[28]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Gascony include Bay of Biscay[29], a bay[30], in France[31] and Vascones[32], a historical ethnic group[33], founded in -0300[34].
Why It Matters
Gascony has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Gascony is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]
Entities named for Gascony include Bay of Biscay[29], a bay[30], in France[31] and Vascones[32], a historical ethnic group[33], founded in -0300[34].