Gascony

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 (682 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gascony is in the country of France^[3].
• Gascony's image is recorded as Castelnau vertic Rengouer.jpg^[4].
• Gascony's instance of is recorded as historical province of France^[5].
• Gascony's instance of is recorded as cultural region^[6].
• Gascony's instance of is recorded as regions of Occitania^[7].
• Gascony's capital is recorded as Auch^[8].
• Gascony's capital is recorded as Saint-Sever^[9].
• Gascony's flag image is recorded as Gascogne drapeau.svg^[10].
• Gascony's flag image is recorded as Flag of Gascogne.svg^[11].
• Gascony's coat of arms image is recorded as Blason province fr Gascogne.svg^[12].
• Gascony's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 123006879^[13].
• Gascony's GND ID is recorded as 4019332-9^[14].
• Gascony's locator map image is recorded as Vasconia wide 740 3 - 80.jpg^[15].
• Gascony's locator map image is recorded as France.Xe.siecle.png^[16].
• Gascony's locator map image is recorded as GasconCarte.png^[17].
• Gascony's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83048131^[18].
• Gascony's IdRef ID is recorded as 027267725^[19].
• Gascony's part of is recorded as Occitania^[20].
• Gascony's Commons category is recorded as Gascogne^[21].
• Gascony's pronunciation audio is recorded as Oc-Gas-Gasconha.wav^[22].
• Gascony's has part is recorded as Armagnac^[23].
• Gascony's has part is recorded as Q135643076^[24].
• Gascony's has part is recorded as Béarn^[25].
• Gascony's has part is recorded as Bigorre^[26].
• Gascony's has part is recorded as Comminges^[27].

Body

Geography

Gascony is in the country of France^[3]. Gascony's part of is recorded as Occitania^[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include historical province of France^[5], cultural region^[6], and regions of Occitania^[7].

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 ranks in the top 4% of historical_province_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (682 views/month).^[2] Gascony has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Gascony is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

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].