Armagnac (region)

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This article is about the region in France. For other uses, see Armagnac.

The hilly Armagnac region (Occitan: Armanhac) in the foothills of the Pyrenées, between the Adour and Garonne rivers is a historic comté of the Duchy of Gascony (Gascogne), established in 601 in the southwest of Aquitaine (now France). The first Count of Armagnac was Bernard le Louche. When Gascogne was linked to Aquitaine by the Treaty of Meaux, 1229, the county of Armagnac was the most powerful of the fiefs of Gascogne. The three great territorial lords were the Count of Armagnac, the Count of Foix, and the Lord of Albret.

The region is now strongly associated with the production of Armagnac, one of the world's greatest brandies. It is also renowned for its manufacture of foie gras.

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