Landes
Details
Information
Number	40
Region	Aquitaine
Prefecture	Mont-de-Marsan
Subprefecture	Dax
Population  - Total (1999)  - Density	Ranked 68th 327,334 35 /km²
Area	9,243 km²
Censored pages	Censored page
Cantons	30
Communes	331
President of the general council	XX
Location

Landes is a département in southern France.

History

Historically, Landes 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 provinces of Guyenne and Gascony.

Geography

Landes is part of the current region of Aquitaine and is surrounded by the departments of Gironde, Lot-et-Garonne, Gers, and Pyrénées-Atlantiques, as well as the Atlantic Ocean on the west.

External links

• Prefecture website http://www.landes.pref.gouv.fr/ (in French)
• Conseil Général website http://www.cg40.fr/ (in French)
• http://www.vfbholidays.co.uk/frenchhotels/gascony.htm

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Landes is also the name of a commune in the Charente-Maritime département, in France.

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