Armagnac (province)

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

Coat of arms of the county of Armagnac (before 1304).

Coat of arms of the county of Armagnac (after 1304).

The hilly county of Armagnac (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 in 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.

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