Bourdalat (; oc, Bordalat) is a
commune in the
Landes
''Landes'', or ''Lanas'' in Gascon, means moorland or heath.
''Landes'' and ''Lanas'' come from the Latin ''plānus'' meaning “‘flat, even, level, plain’”. They are therefore cognate with the English plain (and plane), the Spanish word '' ...
department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
in
Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern
France.
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Geography
The commune of Bourdalat is located at the eastern end of the Landes department, near the Gers
Gers (; oc, Gers or , ) is a department in the region of Occitania, Southwestern France. Named after the Gers River, its inhabitants are called the ''Gersois'' and ''Gersoises'' in French. In 2019, it had a population of 191,377. , and in the heart of the Bas-Armagnac
Bas-Armagnac is one of the three plantation areas in the Armagnac area of France where grapes for the distillation of the Armagnac eau-de-vie can be cultivated. It extends over the Landes and Gers departments and represents 57% of the vineyards ...
, the most famous area of the appellation of the same name.
Hydrography
The stream of the Gaube, a tributary of the Midou
The Midou or Midour (/midu/, oc, Midor) is the left precursor of the Midouze, in the Southwest of France.
Geography
The Midou rises in Armagnac, in the Gers département. It joins the Douze in Mont-de-Marsan to constitute the Midouze, a tri ...
, waters the lands of the commune. Lake Charros is located in the northeast end of the commune.
Population
See also
* Communes of the Landes department
References
Communes of Landes (department)
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