Aquitaine

Summary

Aquitaine is a region of France^[1]. Aquitaine draws 2,691 Wikipedia views per month (region_of_france category, ranking #11 of 27).^[2]

Key Facts

• Aquitaine is located in metropolitan France^[3].
• Aquitaine is in the country of France^[4].
• Aquitaine's instance of is recorded as region of France^[5].
• Aquitaine's instance of is recorded as historical region^[6].
• Aquitaine's capital is recorded as Bordeaux^[7].
• Aquitaine's shares border with is recorded as Poitou-Charentes^[8].
• Aquitaine's shares border with is recorded as Limousin^[9].
• Aquitaine's shares border with is recorded as Midi-Pyrénées^[10].
• Aquitaine's shares border with is recorded as Navarre^[11].
• water is named after Aquitaine^[12].
• Aquitaine's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dordogne^[13].
• Aquitaine's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gironde^[14].
• Aquitaine's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Landes^[15].
• Aquitaine's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lot-et-Garonne^[16].
• Aquitaine's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Pyrénées-Atlantiques^[17].
• Aquitaine's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Basque Country^[18].
• Aquitaine's flag is recorded as flag of Aquitaine^[19].
• Aquitaine's Commons category is recorded as Aquitaine^[20].
• Aquitaine's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[21].
• Aquitaine's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[22].
• Aquitaine's archives at is recorded as Q62331065^[23].
• June 4, 1960 marks the founding of Aquitaine^[24].
• Aquitaine was dissolved in December 31, 2015^[25].
• Aquitaine began on July 9, 1972^[26].
• Aquitaine ended on January 1, 2016^[27].

Body

Founding

June 4, 1960 marks the founding of Aquitaine^[24].

Identity

Aquitaine's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Aquitaine'}^[28].

Dissolution

Aquitaine was dissolved in December 31, 2015^[25].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Aquitaine include Aquitani^[29], a historical ethnic group^[30]; Aquitaine^[31], a frigate^[32]; Aquitanian^[33], a stage^[34]; and Pont d'Aquitaine^[35], a suspension bridge^[36], in France^[37], founded in 1967^[38].

Why It Matters

Aquitaine draws 2,691 Wikipedia views per month (region_of_france category, ranking #11 of 27).^[2] Aquitaine has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Aquitaine is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Aquitaine include Aquitani^[29], a historical ethnic group^[30]; Aquitaine^[31], a frigate^[32]; Aquitanian^[33], a stage^[34]; and Pont d'Aquitaine^[35], a suspension bridge^[36], in France^[37], founded in 1967^[38].