Gascony

Gascony (French: Gascogne, pronounced /gaskawn/ ; Gascon: Gasconha, pronounced {{IPA|/gasˈkuɲɐ/}}) is an area of southwest France that constituted a royal province prior to the French Revolution. It is currently divided between the Aquitaine région (départements of Landes, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, south of Gironde, and south of Lot-et-Garonne) and the Midi-Pyrénées région (départements of Gers, Hautes-Pyrénées, southwest of Tarn-et-Garonne, and west of Haute-Garonne).

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