Landes de Gascogne
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The Landes de Gascogne, or Gascony Moors, is a natural region of France of nearly 14000 km². It extends over three departments: Gironde, Landes and Lot-et-Garonne, and includes 386 communes. The regio
Craste (drainage ditch) in Pays de Born
Old buildings in Dax, Landes
Forest path in Retjons
Marshy meadows of the Adour river, Seignanx
Landes forest
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The Landes forest in the Landes de Gascogne, in the historic Gascony natural region of southwestern France now known as Aquitaine, is the largest man-made woodland in Western Europe. The French word l
Landes de Gascogne
…region. For example, Chalosse, Tursan and Marsan are part of the Landes department, while they are excluded from the Landes de Gascogne. Conversely, the Landes forest extends in the east as far as Lot-et-Garonne, reaches the Adour river in the south and extends north to Soulac in the Médoc. The Landes de Gascogne, a…
A stand of Pinus pinaster
Jean-Louis Gintrac (1808–1886), Inhabitants of the Landes, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux; first half 19th century; oil on canvas; 32x46 cm.