GERS

'Gers' (Occitan: ''Gers'') is a department in the southwest of France named after the Gers River.

Contents

History

Geography

Demographics

Culture

See also

External links

History

In the Middle Ages, the Lordship of L'Isle-Jourdain was nearby.
Gers is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Guyenne and Gascony.

Geography

Located in southwestern France, Gers is part of the Midi-Pyrénées region. It is surrounded by the departments of Hautes-Pyrénées, Haute-Garonne, Tarn-et-Garonne, Lot-et-Garonne, Landes, and Pyrénées-Atlantiques.

Demographics

The inhabitants of the department are called ''Gersois''.

Culture

The culture is largely agricultural, with great emphasis on the local gastronomical specialties such as the foie gras and wild mushrooms.
The Gascon language is a dialect of the Occitan, but it is not widely spoken.
There has been a heavy influence of waves of Spanish immigrants.

See also

★ Cantons of the Gers department

★ Communes of the Gers department

★ Arrondissements of the Gers department

External links

★ General Council website

★ Prefecture website

★ http://www.gers-gascogne.com/fr/default.asp

★ Gers Guide - Votre guide internet / annuaire de recherche sur le Gers et la Gascogne.

★ Gers net - Moteur de recherche gersois.