The Garonne (Garona in Occitan, Catalan and Spanish), a (mainly) French river originating in Spain (Vielha, Aran Valley, Catalonia, Pyrenees), flows over 529 km2 before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean (Gironde estuary, Bordeaux, France). It gave its name…

The Baïse is a river in the south of France that flows in the departments of Hautes-Pyrénées, Gers and Lot-et-Garonne, in the Occitania and Nouvelle-Aquitaine regions. It is a direct left tributary of the Garonne. It flows north through the following departments…

Vielha e Mijaran, or Vielha, (traditional Catalan name: Viella i Mitjaran; until 1984 Viella – Mitg-Aran) is a municipality in the Aran Valley (Spain), formed in 1970 with the annexation of six Aranese municipalities with Viella. The latter is the Aranese…

The Aran Valley (cat. Val D’Aran) is a valley in the central Pyrenees located in the historical region of Occitania, province of Lleida. Administratively, this is a single territorial entity of Catalonia (Spain). With its capital in Vielha, it has an autonomous…

The Château de Gramont is a castle in the South-West of France (Occitania). Located in the department of Tarn-et-Garonne on the edge of the department of Gers in the commune of Gramont (Gascony). The Château de Gramont dominates the small river Arratz, which…

La Romieu (L’Arromiu in Gascon) is a commune in the north of the Gers department in the Occitania region (France). Historically and culturally, the commune is part of the Condomois, a former county of the province of Gascony. Exposed to an altered oceanic…

Condom (in Gascon: Condòm), also called Condom-en-Armagnac, is a commune, sub-prefecture of the Gers department, in the Occitania region (France). Historically and culturally, the commune is in Condomois, a former district of the province of Gascony with…

Saint-Pierre de Condom Cathedral is a former Roman Catholic cathedral located in the commune of Condom in the Gers department in the Occitania region (France) on the Camino de Santiago. The cathedral was the seat of the bishop of the diocese of Condom from…

Flaran Abbey, a former Cistercian abbey, is the progenitor of Escaladieu Abbey (Hautes-Pyrénées), located in Valence-sur-Baïse, in the Gers department, Gascony, Occitania (France). It was founded in 1151, at the confluence of the Auloue and the Baïse, at…

Valence-sur-Baïse (Valença de Baïsa) is a commune located in the north of the Gers department, in the Occitania region (France). Historically and culturally, the commune is in Condomois, a former district of the province of Gascony with the title of county.…

The castle of Mansencôme, built at the beginning of the 14th century, in located the commune of Mansencôme (Gers department near Valence-sur-Baïse, Occitania, France). The castle was built and remained the property of the Lasseran family for several centuries.…

Château du Busca-Maniban is located in the Gers department, Occitania, France. It is the only privately-owned wine estate in the Armagnac region to be classified as a French historical monument. The main building has three floors, is 80 m long and runs north…

Eauze (fr. Eauze) is a commune in the department of Gers, in the Occitania region, France. Eauze and its region live mainly on agriculture. Eauze is recognized as the “capital of Armagnac.” It is in fact in the most prestigious appellation zones of Bas-Armagnac.…

Larressingle is a commune located in the north of the Gers department in the Occitania, Armagnac region (France). Historically and culturally, the commune is in Condomois, a former district of the province of Gascony with the title of county. Exposed to an…

Montreal, or Montreal-du-Gers (in Gascon: Montrejau de Gers) is a commune in the Gers department, in Occitania, Armagnac region (France). Historically and culturally, the commune is in Condomois, a former district of the province of Gascony, with the title…

The Gallo-Roman villa of Séviac is an archaeological site located in Montréal-du-Gers in the Gers department (Occitania, France). Since 2008, the Villa has been part of the ELUSA Capitale Antique archaeological center. Location The site of the Séviac villa…

Fourcès (Forcés in Gascon) is a commune located in the Gers department in the Occitania region (France). Historically and culturally, the commune is in Condomois, a former district of the province of Gascony, with the title of county. Exposed to an altered…

Sarrant is a commune located in the Gers department, in the Occitania region (France). Historically and culturally, the commune is in Lomagne, a former district of the province of Gascony, with the title of viscounty and nicknamed “French Tuscany.” Exposed…

Lavardens is a commune located in the Gers department, in the Occitania region (France). Historically and culturally, the commune is in the Pays d’Auch (Gascony), a cereal and wine-producing territory that, in 2003, was also constituted as a country in the…

Lavardens Castle is a castle built in the 17th century, on the site of an old medieval fortress established at the highest point in the commune of Lavardens (Gers, Occitania, France). A castle is attested at this location in 1140. The first known lord, Géraud…