Geography
The most important towns are:
- Auch, the historical capital
- Bayonne, with both Basque and Gascon identity
- Bordeaux
- Dax
- Lourdes
- Luchon
- Mont-de-Marsan
- Pau
- Tarbes
Read more about this topic: Gascony
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