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Gascony (Gascogne in French) is a region in southwest France. It encompasses départements of Landes, Gers, and Hautes-Pyrénées and parts of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Lot-et-Garonne, Tarn-et-Garonne, Haute-Garonne, Gironde, and Ariège. Main industries are :
- fishing
- stock raising
- wine making
- brandy distilling
- tourism
Gascony was inhabited to a large extent by Basques. It is the home of the Gascon language.
1 History of Gascony
Local Basque clans were in Gascony lands from time immemorial.
First it was taken over by the Roman Empire, then the VisigothThe Visigoths originally Tervingi or Vesi ("the noble ones"), one of the two main branches of the Goths (of which the Ostrogothi were the other), were one of the loosely-termed " Germanic peoples" that disturbed the late Roman Empire. After the "fall" ofs, and finally it belonged to the Frankish KingdomCharlemagne or Karl der Grosse ( Charles the Great) in Frankfurt The Franks formed one of several west Germanic tribes who entered the late Roman Empire from Frisia as foederati and established a lasting realm in an area that covers part of today's France.
With its deterioration, it emerged for a time as a separate state and, in fact, has
retained even to this day a reputation for nurturing a stubborn and
independent people.
Timeline :
- the Roman Empire 27 BCCenturies: 2nd century BC 1st century BC 1st century Decades: 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s 10s 20s 30s Years: 32 BC 31 BC 30 BC 29 BC 28 BC 27 BC 26 BC 25 BC 24 BC 23 BC 22 BC Events January 16 The Roman Senate votes Octavian the ti- 395Events After the death of emperor Theodosius I, the Roman Empire is divided in an eastern and a western half. The eastern half is centered in Byzantium under Arcadius, son of Theodosius I, and the western half in Rome under Flavius Augustus Honorius his b CE
- the Western Roman Empire 395Events After the death of emperor Theodosius I, the Roman Empire is divided in an eastern and a western half. The eastern half is centered in Byzantium under Arcadius, son of Theodosius I, and the western half in Rome under Flavius Augustus Honorius his b- 418Events December 28 Boniface succeeds Zosimus as Pope Council of Carthage discussion of Biblical canon Births Deaths December 26 Pope Zosimus 418.
- the Visigoths 418Events December 28 Boniface succeeds Zosimus as Pope Council of Carthage discussion of Biblical canon Births Deaths December 26 Pope Zosimus 418.- 507
- the Franks 507- 511
- the Carolingian Empire 719- 872
- Dukes of Gascony under the Carolingians
- Kingdom of Gascony ( 872- 1032)
- France 1032- 1039
- Navarre 1039- 1052
- Aquitaine 1052- 1137
- France 1137- 1152
- England 1152- 1449
- France thereafter
The most important towns are :
