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Relief map of the Pyrenees (The area belonging to the Great South-West is highlighted) The French Great South-West, spread over 156,000 km2, i.e. 29% of the surface area of metropolitan France represented by the two regions of Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Occitanie, brings together on its territory a diversity of reliefs, hydrography and natural spaces of a great diversity.
Overseas region (French: Région d'outre-mer) is a recent designation, given to the overseas departments that have similar powers to those of the regions of metropolitan France. As integral parts of the French Republic , they are represented in the National Assembly , Senate and Economic and Social Council , elect a Member of the European ...
The south-west region was first cultivated by the Romans and had a flourishing wine trade long before the Bordeaux area was planted. As the port city of Bordeaux became established, wines from the "High Country" would descend via the tributaries of the Dordogne and Garonne to be sent to markets along the Atlantic coast. [2]
A map of Gascony, showing a wide definition of the region. Other definitions may encompass a smaller area. Gascony (/ ˈ ɡ æ s k ə n i /; French: Gascogne) [1] was a province of the southwestern Kingdom of France that succeeded the Duchy of Gascony (602–1453).
Since 1 January 2016 it has been part of the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. [2] It is situated in the southwest corner of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain; for most of its written history Bordeaux has been a vital port and
Southern France is generally considered part of southern Europe because of its association with the Mediterranean Sea. The term Midi derives from mi ('middle') and di ('day') in Old French , comparable to the term Mezzogiorno to indicate southern Italy, Miazăzi which is a synonym for south in Romanian , or meridional which is a synonym for the ...
Inhabitants of the region share common cultural or social features, some of them not just particular to Midi-Pyrénées, but common to the whole of southwest France, such as an interest in Rugby union: the south-west of France is even called The Land of the Oval Ball (French: Pays de l'Ovalie). There are images that come spontaneously to the ...
South West France (in French often Sud-ouest) can refer to: South West France (wine region) South-West France (European Parliament constituency)