| Région Aquitaine | ||
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| Capital | Bordeaux | |
| Regional President | Alain Rousset (PS) (since 1998) |
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| Departments | Dordogne Gironde Landes Lot-et-Garonne Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
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| Arrondissements | 18 | |
| Cantons | 235 | |
| Communes | 2,296 | |
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| Land area1 | 41,309 km² | |
| Population | (Ranked 6th) | |
| - January 1, 2007 est. ( Gascon: Bordèu) is a port city in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area at a 2008 estimate In France, the president of the regional council (French Président du conseil régional) is the elected official who heads the Conseil régional Alain Rousset (born February 16, 1951 in Chazelles-sur-Lyon) is the Socialist president of the Aquitaine region of France The Socialist Party ( Parti Socialiste, PS is the largest left-wing political party in France. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Dordogne (Dordonha is a department in central France named after the Dordogne River. Gironde (Gironda is a common name for the Gironde Estuary - sound where merge the mouths of the Garonne river and of the Dordogne river - and for Landes ( Occitan: Lanas) is a département in southern France. Lot-et-Garonne ( Occitan: Òlt e Garona) is a department in the southwest of France named after the Lot and Garonne rivers Pyrénées-Atlantiques ( Gascon: Pirenèus-Atlantics; Basque: Pirinio-Atlantiarrak or Pirinio-Atlantikoak) is a department The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The following are ranked lists of French regions. Population figures are from the 1999 census To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions Areas between 10000 km² and 100000 km² are listed here The following are ranked lists of French regions. Population figures are from the 1999 census New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. | 3,123,000 | |
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Aquitaine (Occitan: Aquitània; Basque: Akitania) (archaic "Guyenne", Guienne; in Occitan: Guiana) is one of the 26 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open Occitan ( IPA BrE: /ˈɒksɪtn/ AmE: /ˈɑksəˌtɑn/ known also as Lenga d'òc or Langue d'oc (native name occitan Basque ( native name: euskara) is the Language spoken by the Basque people who inhabit the Pyrenees in North-Central Spain France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Metropolitan France (France métropolitaine or la Métropole, or colloquially l'Hexagone) is the part of France located in Europe, including The Pyrenees (Pirineos French: Pyrénées; Catalan: Pirineus; Occitan: Pirenèus; Aragonese: Perinés Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. In the Middle Ages it was a kingdom and later a duchy, with boundaries considerably larger than the modern ones.
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Geography
The modern region Aquitaine covers an area of 41,308 km², 7. 6 per cent of France's total area. It is bounded to the south by Spain, to the east by Midi-Pyrénées, to the north by Poitou-Charentes and Limousin and to the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Midi-Pyrénées ( Occitan: Miègjorn-Pirenèus or Mieidia-Pirenèus) is the largest region of Metropolitan France by area larger Poitou-Charentes is an administrative region in central western France comprising four departments: Charente, Charente-Maritime, Limousin ( Occitan: Lemosin) is one of the 26 regions of France.
Major cities in Aquitaine include Bordeaux, Pau, Bayonne, Mont-de-Marsan, Biarritz, Bergerac, and Périgueux. ( Gascon: Bordèu) is a port city in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area at a 2008 estimate Pau is a town and ''commune'' in the Aquitaine ''région'' of Bayonne ( French: Bayonne bajɔn Gascon Occitan and Basque: Baiona) is a city and commune of southwest Mont-de-Marsan is a commune of France, préfecture (capital of the Landes département. Biarritz ( French: Biarritz, bjaˈʀits Gascon Occitan: Biàrritz; Basque: Biarritz or Miarritze is a town Périgueux ( (in Occitan: Peireguers or Periguers) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine
Major geographical features include:
- The Côte d'Argent, one of the most famous coasts in France. Côte d'Argent, French for the Silver Coast is a touristic name given to a section of the French Atlantic coast
- The Bassin d'Arcachon, a large lagoon famous for its oyster farming. Arcachon is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France. The common name oyster is used for a number of different groups of Bivalve Mollusks most of which live in marine habitats or Brackish water.
- The confluence of the Garonne and the Dordogne rivers which leads to the vast Gironde estuary. The Garonne (Garonne in Occitan, Catalan and Spanish: Garona; Garumna is a River in southwest France and northern Dordogne (Dordonha is a department in central France named after the Dordogne River. Gironde (Gironda is a common name for the Gironde Estuary - sound where merge the mouths of the Garonne river and of the Dordogne river - and for
- The south of the region includes parts of the Pyrenees mountains. The Pyrenees (Pirineos French: Pyrénées; Catalan: Pirineus; Occitan: Pirenèus; Aragonese: Perinés
- The Dune de Pilat, near Arcachon is the largest sand dune in Europe. The Great Dune of Pilat (la Dune du Pilat is the largest sand Dune in Europe. Arcachon is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France. In physical Geography, a dune is a Hill of Sand built by Aeolian processes.
History
In Roman times, the province of Gallia Aquitania originally comprised the region of Gaul between the Pyrenees Mountains and the Garonne River, but Augustus Caesar added to it the land between the Garonne and the Loire River. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial In Ancient Rome, a province (Latin provincia, pl provinciae) was the basic and until the Tetrarchy (circa Gaul (Gallia was the Roman name for the region of Western Europe comprising present day northern Italy, France, Belgium, western The Garonne (Garonne in Occitan, Catalan and Spanish: Garona; Garumna is a River in southwest France and northern Augustus ( Latin: IMPERATOR·CAESAR·DIVI·FILIVS·AVGVSTVS September 23 63 BC – August 19 AD 14) born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, was The Loire River (lwaʁ in French) is the longest River in France. At this stage the province extended inland as far as the Cevennes and covered an area about one third of the size of modern France. The Cévennes are a range of mountains in south-central France, covering parts of the départements ' of Gard, Lozère, Ardèche
The 4th century AD saw the Roman province of Aquitaine divided into three separate provinces:
- Aquitania prima, the north-eastern portion, including the territories which later became Berry, Bourbonnais, Auvergne, Velay, Gévaudan, Rouergue, Albigeois, Quercy and Marche
- Aquitania secunda, the northwestern portion, with its capital at Burdigala (Bordeaux) and comprising the future Bordelais, Poitou, Saintonge, Angoumois and western Guyenne
- Aquitania tertia or Aquitania Novempopulana (of the "nine peoples"), the southernmost and most strongly Basque portion, adjoining the Pyrenees and covering what later became Bigorre, Comminges, Armagnac, Béarn, the Basque country, Gascony, etc. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 4th century (per the Julian calendar and Anno Domini / Common era) was that Century The word berry has two meanings one based on a botanical definition the other on common identification Bourbonnais ( Occitan: Borbonés / Barbonés) was a historic province in the centre of France that corresponded to the modern département Auvergne ( Occitan: Auvèrnhe/Auvèrnha) was the name of an historically independent county in the center of France, as well as later a Province of Le Puy-en-Velay ( Lo Puèi de Velai in Occitan, pronounced ˈpœj də ˈvəlaj is a commune of south-central France Gévaudan is an historical area of France, nowadays situated in Lozère département. Rouergue ( Occitan: Roergue) is a former province of France, bounded on the north by Auvergne, on the south and southwest by Languedoc Quercy (pronounced /kɛʀsi/ in French;) ( Occitan: Carcin, pronounced, locally) is a former Province of France located in the southwest The Marche (plural originally from le marche de Ancona, referring to the March of Ancona) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. ( Gascon: Bordèu) is a port city in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area at a 2008 estimate The Bordelais is a pays of Aquitaine in France, the region surrounding the city of Bordeaux. Poitou was a province of west-central France whose capital city was Poitiers. Saintonge is a small region on the Atlantic coast of France within the département Charente-Maritime, west and south of Charente Angoumois was an old province of France, nearly corresponding today to the Charente département. Aquitaine (Aquitània Akitania archaic Guyenne / Guienne (Occitan Guiana) is one of the 26 Regions of France, in the south-western part of Bigorre ( Gascon: Bigòrra) is region in southwest France, historically an independent county and later a French province, located in the upper The Comminges is an ancient region of southern France in the foothills of the Pyrenees, corresponding closely to the Arrondissement of Saint-Gaudens in the department This article is about the county in France For other uses see Armagnac. This article is about the former French province for the warship see French aircraft carrier Béarn Béarn ( Gascon: Bearn Gascony (Gascogne gaskɔɲ Gascon Occitan: Gasconha, pronounced) is an area of southwest France that constituted a province of France
In the 5th century, as Roman rule collapsed, the Visigoths filled the power vacuum, until they were driven out in 507 AD by the Franks, with a mixed army of mercenaries and federates, who included Burgundians. The 5th century is the period from 401 to 500 in accordance with the Julian calendar in Anno Domini / Common Era. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial The Visigoths (Visigothi, Wisigothi, Vesi, Visi, Wesi, or Wisi were one of two main branches of the Goths, an East For the area code see Area code 507 Events By Place Europe Battle of Vouillé: Clovis I The Franks or Frankish people (Franci or gens Francorum) were West Germanic tribes first identified in the 3rd century as an Ethnic group A mercenary is a person who takes part in an armed conflict who is not a national or a party to the conflict and is "motivated to take part in the hostilities essentially by When Clotaire II died in 629, he divided the kingdom of the Franks and gave Aquitaine to his son Charibert II, who set up his capital at Toulouse and strengthened his claims by marrying Gisela, the heiress of Aquitania Novempopulana. Chlothar II (or Chlotar, Clothar, Clotaire, Chlotochar, or Hlothar, giving rise to Lothair; 584 &ndash 629 called Events By Place Persian and Byzantine Empires September - Jerusalem is reconquered by the Byzantine Empire from Charibert II (c 608 &ndash 8 April 632) a son of Clotaire II and his second wife Sichilde, was briefly King of Aquitaine However, Frankish control was never very secure; they were primitive by comparison and had only the most rudimentary sense of urban life and the res publica. This article is about the Latin phrase For the historical state see Roman Republic; for the dialogue by Cicero see De re publica; for the former Estonian Aquitaine put up little resistance to the Moors in the 8th century, but Charles Martel drove them out, and Aquitaine passed into the Carolingian Empire. The description Moors has referred to several historic and modern populations of Muslim (and earlier non-Muslim people of Berber and Arab descent The 8th century is the period from 701 to 800 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. Charles "The Hammer" Martel (Carolus Martellus Charles "the Hammer" (ca Carolingian Empire is a historiographical term sometimes used to refer to the realm of the Franks under the Carolingian dynasty.
The heirs of Charlemagne divided and redivided their inheritance, and Aquitaine passed out of the control of Neustria, the western kingdom of Charlemagne's house. Charlemagne (ˈʃɑrlɨmeɪn Carolus Magnus or Karolus Magnus meaning Charles the Great) (747 – 28 January 814 was King of the Franks from 768 to his The territory of Neustria or Neustrasia, meaning "new land" originated in 511 made up of the regions from Aquitaine to the English Channel, Thus, in the 9th century the leading local counts gradually freed themselves of the vestiges of royal control. The 9th century is the period from 801 to 900 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. Bernard Plantevelue (ruling 868-86) and his son, William I (ruling 886-918), whose power base was in Auvergne, called themselves dukes of Aquitaine for a time. Bernard Plantapilosa ( 22 March 841 &ndash 20 June 885) or Plantevelue, meaning Hairyfeet or Hairypaws, son William I (died July 6, 918) called the Pious, was the Count of Auvergne from 886 and Duke of Aquitaine from 893 succeeding the Auvergne ( Occitan: Auvèrnhe/Auvèrnha) was the name of an historically independent county in the center of France, as well as later a Province of The Duke of Aquitaine ( French: Duc d'Aquitaine) ruled the historical region of Aquitaine under the supremacy of the Frankish and later the William V (ruling 995-1030) refounded a new duchy of Aquitaine based in Poitou, and this power center survived. William V (969 &ndash 31 January 1030) called the Great ( le Grand) was Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitou (as William Aquitaine contained Poitiers, Auvergne, and Toulouse. Poitiers is a town on the Clain River in west central France. Auvergne ( Occitan: Auvèrnhe/Auvèrnha) was the name of an historically independent county in the center of France, as well as later a Province of Toulouse ( pronounced in standard French, and in the local accent ( Occitan: Tolosa, pronounced) is a city in southwest In 1052 the duchy of Gascony (French: Gascogne) became part of "Aquitania", by personal union of duke William VIII. Gascony (Gascogne gaskɔɲ Gascon Occitan: Gasconha, pronounced) is an area of southwest France that constituted a province of France Aquitaine achieved a high literate court culture of courteoisie that peaked under William VIII (ruled 1058-86). Duke William IX, "the troubadour" was a poet himself, and Poitiers became a center of the musical poetry of the troubadours. A troubadour ( IPA:, originally) was a composer and performer of Occitan Lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages (1100&ndash1350 When William X died (1137), his daughter Eleanor of Aquitaine, the greatest heiress of France, married her feudal overlord Louis VII of France and followed him on crusade, then had the marriage annulled under the pretext of consanguinity in 1152 to marry his greatest rival Henry II of England. For other Eleanors of England see Eleanor of England (disambiguation Eleanor Duchess of Aquitaine (1122&ndash1 April 1204 Louis VII, called the Younger or the Young (Louis le Jeune 1120 – 18 September 1180) was King of France, the son and successor The Crusades were a series of military campaigns of a religious character waged by much of Christian Europe against external and internal opponents Consanguinity (" con- (with sanguine (blood -ity" refers to the property of being from the same Lineage as another person She maintained an elegant chivalric court at Poitiers. Chivalric order Chivalry is a term related to the Medieval institution of Knighthood. Poitiers is a town on the Clain River in west central France. Her sons, Richard I and John, and their successors as kings of England were dukes of Aquitaine (later known as Guienne). Richard I (8 September 1157 &ndash 6 April 1199 was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death John (24 December 1167 &ndash 19 October 1216 reigned as a King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death Aquitaine (Aquitània Akitania archaic Guyenne / Guienne (Occitan Guiana) is one of the 26 Regions of France, in the south-western part of
Fighting during the Hundred Years' War enabled Edward III of England to establish the principality of Aquitaine in 1361, freed from any dependence on France, but France recaptured it by 1453. The Hundred Years' War (Guerre de Cent Ans was a prolonged conflict lasting from 1337 to 1453 between two royal houses for the French throne vacant with the extinction of the senior Edward III (13 November 1312 &ndash 21 June 1377 was one of the most successful English monarchs of the Middle Ages. After that the history of Aquitaine became part of the history of France. The History of France has been divided into a series of separate historical articles navigable through the list to the right
See also: Dukes of Aquitaine family tree, Rulers of Auvergne, Languedoc, History of Toulouse. is a family tree of the Dukes of Aquitaine, between 898 and 1204 This is a list of the various rulers of Auvergne. History In the 7th century Auvergne was disputed between the Franks and Aquitanians Languedoc ( in French Lengadòc in Occitan) is a former Province of France, now continued in the modern-day ''régions'' of Languedoc-Roussillon Before 118 BC pre-Roman times The history of Toulouse can be traced as far back as the 8th century BC according to the oldest archaeological evidence of human settlement
Demographics
Population (2007): 3,123,000 (5. 05% of Metropolitan France's population)
Languages
French is the predominant language of the region. Metropolitan France (France métropolitaine or la Métropole, or colloquially l'Hexagone) is the part of France located in Europe, including French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Other native languages include various forms of Occitan, including Gascon (and its Béarnais dialect) and the Périgord variety, and the Basque language in the far south of the region. Occitan ( IPA BrE: /ˈɒksɪtn/ AmE: /ˈɑksəˌtɑn/ known also as Lenga d'òc or Langue d'oc (native name occitan Gascon (Gascon; French,) is a dialect of the Occitan language. The Périgord ( ( Occitan: Peiregòrd / Perigòrd) is a former province of France, which corresponds roughly to the current Dordogne Basque ( native name: euskara) is the Language spoken by the Basque people who inhabit the Pyrenees in North-Central Spain Immigrants have brought English, Spanish, Arabic, and many other non-native tongues into the region. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language
Major communities
Economy
- Agriculture:
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- The grape is by far the biggest product of the region. Agen (aʒɛ̃ is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in the Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Anglet ( Gascon Occitan Anglet, Basque Angelu) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department Bayonne ( French: Bayonne bajɔn Gascon Occitan and Basque: Baiona) is a city and commune of southwest Bergerac (Brageirac is a commune and a Sub-prefecture of the Dordogne department in southwestern France. Biarritz ( French: Biarritz, bjaˈʀits Gascon Occitan: Biàrritz; Basque: Biarritz or Miarritze is a town ( Gascon: Bordèu) is a port city in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area at a 2008 estimate Mérignac is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. Mont-de-Marsan is a commune of France, préfecture (capital of the Landes département. Pau is a town and ''commune'' in the Aquitaine ''région'' of Périgueux ( (in Occitan: Peireguers or Periguers) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine Pessac (Peçac is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. Saint-Médard-en-Jalles is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. Talence is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. Villenave d'Ornon is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. For the Tokyo University supercomputer see Gravity Pipe. GRAPE, or GRA phics P rogramming E nvironment is
- Forestry is also productive in the north of the region, including Europe's largest pine forest. Forestry is the Art and Science of managing forests tree Plantations and related Natural resources. This article is about the tree For other uses of the term "pine" see Pine (disambiguation.
- Cattle raising. Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domesticated Ungulates a member of the Subfamily Bovinae of the family
- Extractive Industries:
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- Natural Gas and petrol are both found and extracted in the area, by companies such as ELF Aquitaine. Natural gas is a Gaseous Fossil fuel consisting primarily of Methane but including significant quantities of Ethane, Propane, Total SA () is an oil company headquartered in Paris, France, and one of the six " Supermajor " oil companies in the world
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- Wine-making, distilling and by-products are hugely important to the area as an industry and culturally. Winemaking, or vinification, is the production of Wine, starting with selection of the Grapes and ending with bottling the finished wine Distillation is a method of separating Mixtures based on differences in their volatilities in a boiling liquid mixture According to the US State Department, 7 million hectolitres of wine are produced in Bordeaux.
- Aerospace, in particular Dassault systems. This article is about the field of research and industry for the corporation see The Aerospace Corporation Aerospace comprises the Dassault Group, (GIMD Groupe Dassault or the Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault S
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- Education, with universities at Pau and Bordeaux, which has over 80,000 students
- Tourism is hugely popular, in particular along the Côte d'Argent for sun and surfers. Côte d'Argent, French for the Silver Coast is a touristic name given to a section of the French Atlantic coast There are major resorts at Bayonne, Biarritz, St. Jean de Luz and Hendaye. Saint-Jean-de-Luz ( Basque Donibane Lohizune) is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département in France Hendaye ( Basque Hendaia) is the most southwesterly town in France. Chateaux visiting in the Dordogne and hiking and skiing in the Pyrenees are also popular. For other senses of this word see Château (disambiguation. A château (plural châteaux) is a Manor house or residence The word 'hiking' is understood in all English-speaking countries but there are differences in usage Snow skiing is a group of sports utilizing Skis as primary equipment Holiday homes and camping sites abound.
Sport
The region is home to many successful sports teams. In particular worth mentioning are:
- Girondins de Bordeaux, one of France's most successful association football teams. FC Girondins de Bordeaux is a French football team playing in the city of Bordeaux. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered
Rugby Union is particularly popular in the region. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Clubs include:
- Biarritz Olympique, finalists in the most recent Heineken Cup. Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque (also known as Biarritz Olympique and abbreviated as BOPB) is a French professional Rugby union team based in The European Rugby Cup (known as the Heineken Cup because of the tournament's sponsorship by Heineken) is an annual Rugby union competition involving leading
- CA Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde
- Aviron Bayonnais
- Section Paloise
Bull-fighting is also popular in the region. Club Athlétique Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde are a French multisports club established in 1907 based in Bègles, in the southern suburbs of Bordeaux. For the French Football (soccer club see Aviron Bayonnais Football Club. Section Paloise is a French Rugby union club from Pau in Pyrénées-Atlantiques currently competing in Rugby Pro D2, the second Bullfighting or Tauromachy (from Greek ταυρομαχία - tauromachia, "bull-fight" is a traditional spectacle of Spain
Major Surfing championships regularly take place on Aquitaine's coast. Surfing is a surface water sport in which the participant is carried along the face of a breaking wave, most commonly using a Surfboard, although wave-riders
Food and drink
Aquitaine is famous for its wine and related products, including:
- The Bordeaux wine (known as Claret in the United Kingdom) region is perhaps the most famous red wine region in the world. ( Gascon: Bordèu) is a port city in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area at a 2008 estimate Claret is a name used in English, primarily in Britain, for red Wine from the Bordeaux region of France. Wine is an Alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of Grape juice Areas include Pomerol, Saint-Emilion, Graves and the Médoc. Pomerol is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. Saint-Émilion is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. Graves (ˈgrɑːv meaning ' Gravelly land' in French) is an important subregion of the Bordeaux Wine region The Médoc ( Occitan: Medoc) is a region of France, well-known as a Wine growing region located in the département of
- The region also produces Sauternes a famous sweet white wine. Sauternes is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. Wine is an Alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of Grape juice
- Lillet, a fortified wine, is produced in Bordeaux. Lillet (pronounced lee-lay is an Apéritif wine from the Bordeaux wine region of France, produced in the town of Podensac. Fortified wine is Wine to which alcohol (usually Brandy) has been added
- The south-west also produces wine, although it is not nearly as recognized as Bordeaux.
- The Armagnac brandy producing area lies within the region.
- Bergerac wine is produced in the Dordogne.
- Wine cellars are a very popular tourist attarction in the region.
Famous food products from the area include:
- Pâtés, including pâté de fois gras and pâté basque. Pâté (French pronunciation; RP pronunciation; General American pronunciation)
- The Dordogne is famed for its truffles. Dordogne (Dordonha is a department in central France named after the Dordogne River.
- Cassoulet
- Magret de canard and Confit de canard
- Canelés
See also
External links
- (French) Regional Concil of Aquitaine
- (English) Aquitaine at the Open Directory Project
- Visits : Historical monuments
- Photos of Aquitaine
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