Aquitaine

Also known as Aquitaine Region

Aquitaine (, ; ; ; ; Poitevin-Saintongeais: Aguiéne), archaic Guyenne or Guienne (), is a historical region of southwestern France and a former administrative region. Since 1 January 2016 it has been part of the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It is situated in the southwest corner of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. It is composed of five departments: Dordogne, Lot-et-Garonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes, and Gironde. The Romans established Gallia Aquitania as a province. In the Middle Ages, Aquitaine was a k

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Aquitaine is a historical region in southwestern France, situated along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees, that was composed of five departments and has been part of the larger administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine since 2016. It matters historically because it was established as a Roman province called Gallia Aquitania and played a significant role in medieval European history.

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Aquitaine
Settlement.settlement_type: Former region
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Aquitaine.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 120px
Settlement.image_shield: Arms of Aquitaine and Guyenne.svg
Settlement.blank_emblem_size: 75px
Settlement.image_map: Aquitaine in France.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: France
Settlement.extinct_title: Dissolved
Settlement.seat_type: Prefecture
Settlement.seat: Bordeaux
Settlement.parts_type: Departments
Settlement.parts_style: list
Settlement.parts: 5
Settlement.p1: Dordogne (24)
Settlement.p2: Gironde (33)
Settlement.p3: Landes (40)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: historical region
Named after: water
Official name: Aquitaine
Demonym: أَقْطَانِيٌّ
Country: France
Located in: metropolitan France
Contains: Basque Country
Capital: Bordeaux
Population: 3316889
Area: 41309
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Shares border with: Navarre
Official website: www.aquitaine.fr
Image: Arcachon 003.jpg

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topic's main category: Category:Aquitaine
Commons category: Aquitaine
category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Commons gallery: Aquitaine
start time: 1972-07-09
end time: 2016-01-01
replaced by: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
native label: Aquitaine
language used: Occitan
different from: Duchy of Aquitaine
inception: 1960-06-04
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 2015-12-31