Gascony

Also known as Gasconha, Gascogne

thumb|A map of Gascony, showing a wide definition of the region. Other definitions may encompass a smaller area.

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Gascony is a historical region in southwestern France that has varying geographical definitions depending on the source. It matters as an important part of French cultural and historical identity, though its exact boundaries remain a subject of some interpretation.

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Part of: Occitania
Has part: Val d'Aran
Country: France
Capital: Saint-Sever
Image: Castelnau vertic Rengouer.jpg

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P12749: Hyophorbe indica
Commons category: Gascogne
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1063-01-01
category for people born here: Category:People from Gascony
topic's main category: Category:Gascony
different from: Gâcogne
native label: Gasconha
P8168: Trawniki concentration camp

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History
Aquitania
Novempopulana
Duchy of Gascony
Angevin Empire
Province of Guyenne and Gascony
Geography
References
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thumb|A map of Gascony, showing a wide definition of the region. Other definitions may encompass a smaller area.

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.

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