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| Gers department | |
| Capital | Also |
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| Residents | 191.283 (2018) |
| surface | 6,257 km² |
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Gers is a department in the French region Midi-Pyrénées. Gers, serial number 32, borders the départements in a clockwise direction, starting in the north Lot-et-Garonne, Tarn-et-Garonne, Haute-Garonne, Hautes-Pyrénées, Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Country.
Regions
Most of the historic Armagnac region is located in this department.
places
- Also is the prefecture (administrative seat) of the department; historical capital of the province of Gascony and seat of an archbishopric; late Gothic cathedral; Hometown of the real role model of the figure of the Musketeer d'Artagnan in the novels of Alexandre Dumas
- Condom
- Marciac, Venue of a large and traditional jazz festival
- Mirande
Old town of Auch am Gers
Statue of D’Artagnan in Auch
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Central square of Marciac
Choir of the Cathedral in Condom
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Other goals
background
language
getting there
mobility
Tourist Attractions
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Flaran Abbey
- Flaran Monastery. Romanesque Cistercian abbey in Valence-sur-Baïse.
activities
kitchen
Bottle of Armagnac from 1956
The best-known product in the area is the high-quality brandy Armagnac, which is sometimes referred to as the "little brother" of the better-known cognac. In fact, it has been in production for much longer than that.
