Gascony

Summary

Gascony is a historical province of France^[1]. Gascony has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Gascony is in the country of France^[3].
• Gascony's instance of is recorded as historical province of France^[4].
• Gascony's instance of is recorded as cultural region^[5].
• Gascony's instance of is recorded as regions of Occitania^[6].
• Gascony's capital is recorded as Auch^[7].
• Gascony's capital is recorded as Saint-Sever^[8].
• Gascony is part of Occitania^[9].
• Gascony's Commons category is recorded as Gascogne^[10].
• Gascony comprises Armagnac^[11].
• Gascony comprises Q135643076^[12].
• Gascony comprises Béarn^[13].
• Gascony comprises Bigorre^[14].
• Gascony comprises Comminges^[15].
• Gascony comprises Val d'Aran^[16].
• Gascony was dissolved in January 1, 1063^[17].
• Gascony's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 44, 'lon': -0.5}^[18].
• Gascony's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gascony^[19].
• Gascony's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[20].
• Gascony's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Gascony's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Gascony's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[23].
• Gascony's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[24].
• Gascony's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[25].
• Gascony's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Neunzehnter Band^[26].
• Gascony's category for people born here is recorded as Q19961794^[27].

Body

Geography

Gascony is in the country of France^[3]. Gascony is part of Occitania^[9].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include historical province of France^[4], cultural region^[5], and regions of Occitania^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Gascony include Bay of Biscay^[28], a bay^[29], in France^[30] and Vascones^[31], a historical ethnic group^[32], founded in -0300^[33].

Why It Matters

Gascony has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Gascony is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Gascony include Bay of Biscay^[28], a bay^[29], in France^[30] and Vascones^[31], a historical ethnic group^[32], founded in -0300^[33].