Population - 2,908,000   (1,067,000)

Area - 41,308 km²   (1,663)

Population density - 70   (642)

(comparative figs - Surrey UK)

Departments

Dordogne

Gironde
Landes
Lot-et-Garonne
Pyrenees-Atlantiques

Main City
Bordeaux

550 miles - 8 hours - from Calais

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Pyrenees-Atlantiques

Two ancient words still used in regional place names - Guyenne & Gascony

Guyenne is an old name for an area that is similar to old Aquitaine but the north as we see it now.

The area north of the Garonne with the tiny bastide of Levignac-de-Guyenne founded by the English 700 years ago and nearby Miramont-de-Guyenne as typical examples.

Gascony is the western area between the Garonne and the Pyrenees once you come out of the Basque country.

Gascony includes the old Armagnac areas in the Gers and now part of the Midi-Pyrenees region

Dordogne
Deep river valleys and woods - a long term favourite with the British

Gironde
Rolling countryside then the flats at the joining of the Dordogne and mighty Garonne rivers - vineyards all the way

Landes
The pine woodlands from the drained marshes leading to the wide sandy beaches of Biscay

Lot-et-Garonne
Just the gentle rolling beauty

Pyrenees-Atlantiques
Pure Basque - Rugby - Seaside -Pyrenean mountains

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