Gers is a département in the southwest of France named after the Gers River.

History

Historically, Gers was part of Gascony. It was one of the original 83 départements created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Guyenne and Gascony.

Geography

Gers is part of the Midi-Pyrénées region. It is surrounded by the départements of Hautes-Pyrénées, Haute-Garonne, Tarn-et-Garonne, Lot-et-Garonne, Landes, and Pyrénées-Atlantiques.

Demographics

The inhabitants of the département are called Gersois.

Culture

The culture is largely agricultural, with great emphasis on the local gastronomical specialties, the pâté de foie gras and wild mushrooms.

The Gascon language is a dialect of the langue d'oc, but it is not spoken much today.

There has been a heavy influence of waves of Spanish immigrants.

See also

• Cantons of the Gers département
• Communes of the Gers département
• Arrondissements of the Gers département

External links

• Conseil Général website (in French)
• Prefecture website (in French)
• http://www.gers-gascogne.com/fr/default.asp (in French)

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