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Gers

Gers
Coat of Arms du Gers
Details
Information
Number 32
Region Midi-Pyrénées
Prefecture Auch
Subprefectures Condom
Mirande
Population


 - Total (1999)
 - Density

Ranked 89th


172,335


28 /km²
Area 6,257 km²
Censored pages Censored page
Cantons 31
Communes 463
President of the
general council
 
Location
Location of du Gers in France

Gers is a département in the southwest of France named after the Gers River .

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History

Historically, Gers was part of Gascony. It was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Guyenne and Gascony.

Geography

Gers is part of the Midi-Pyrénées region. It is surrounded by the departments of Hautes-Pyrénées, Haute-Garonne, Tarn-et-Garonne, Lot-et-Garonne, Landes, and Pyrénées-Atlantiques.

Demographics

The inhabitants of the department are called Gersois.

Culture

The culture is largely agricultural, with great emphasis on the local gastronomical specialties, the pâté de foie gras and wild mushrooms.

The Gascon language is a dialect of the langue d'oc, but it is not spoken much today.

There has been a heavy influence of waves of Spanish immigrants.

External links

  • Conseil Général website http://www.cg32.fr/eng/default.asp (in French)
  • Prefecture website http://www.gers.pref.gouv.fr/ (in French)
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  • http://www.gers-gascogne.com/fr/default.asp (in French)


Last updated: 02-08-2005 00:38:49
Last updated: 02-17-2005 08:10:09