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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.
Aquitaine (UK: / ˌ æ k w ɪ ˈ t eɪ n /, US: / ˈ æ k w ɪ t eɪ n /; French: ⓘ; Occitan: Aquitània [akiˈtanjɔ]; Basque: Akitania; Poitevin-Saintongeais: Aguiéne), archaic Guyenne or Guienne (Occitan: Guiana), is a historical region of southwestern France and a former administrative region.
South West France is a rather heterogeneous region in terms of its wines and how they are marketed. It is rare to see wines being sold as Vins du Sud-Ouest . Rather, the smaller areas and individual appellations market their wines under their own (smaller) umbrella, in contrast with common practice in e.g. the Bordeaux region.
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).
This has meant that the heads of wealthy regions such as Île-de-France or Rhône-Alpes can be high-profile positions. Proposals to give regions limited legislative autonomy have met with considerable resistance; others propose transferring certain powers from the departments to their respective regions, leaving the former with limited authority.
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 ...
South West France (in French often Sud-ouest) can refer to: South West France (wine region) South-West France (European Parliament constituency)
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 ...