Gabardan

The Gabardan is an old country of Gascogne, in the east of the current department of the Landes, with horse on the Gers. It is constitutive of the Petites Moors, area of transition between the High-Moor and the Armagnac

Principal city: Gabarret.

History

Just like the Country of Marsan and the Aguais, the Vicomté of Gabardan belonged to the Duché of Albret at the 16th century and entered the royal Domaine in 1589, with the accession of Henri IV with the throne of France.

Spoken languages

• French (official language, spoken and understood by the unit by the population)

• Gascon (vernacular language, still of use in the rural areas).

Internal bonds

• the Community of communes of Gabardan
• Territories and country of the department of the Moors
• Territories and Pays of the Moors of Gascogne

External bond

• Presentation of Gabardan

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