Marciac

Marciac is a common French, located in the department of the Gers and the area the Midday-Pyrenees.

Geography

Commune located on the Muds

History

Marciac is a founded country house royal at the any end of the 13th century (1298) by Etienne de Lupé, abbot of the Chair-God, Arnaud-Guilhem III, count de Pardiac and the Sénéchal of Toulouse, Guichard de Marciac, which built the country house, gave him its habits and its name left him. The habits were confirmed in 1300 by the King de France Philippe IV '' Beautiful the ''. The original city was surrounded by ramparts, bored of eight surmounted doors of turrets around whose a broad ditch had been dug, itself defended by other walls. Broad privileges made the fast success of this country house.

Its church has highest Clocher department (87m).

Administration

Demography

Culture

Marciac is in particular known for its festival of Jazz of international repute: Jazz in Marciac (27e edition in 2004). The college of Marciac has an option jazz, unique in France.

Places and monuments

Jazz in Marciac

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Jazz in Marciac
Common of Gers

External bonds

Official site of the festival Jazz in Marciac
Around Marciac
the gate of the voluntary '' '' of Jazz In Marciac

Marciac on the site of the national geographical Institute
Marciac on the site of INSEE
Marciac on the site of Quid
Localization of Marciac on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Marciac on Mapquest

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