Astarac

Astarac
Estarac
County
Coat of arms
Astarac among gascon strongholds in the Middle Ages.
First Created920
Founded byGarcía II Sánchez of Gascony
Government
 • TypeFormer district
of the province of Gascony

Astarac (French pronunciation: [astaʁak]) (or Estarac) is a region in modern-day departments of Gers and Hautes-Pyrénées. It was historically located in Gascony, a county in the Middle Ages. Astarac was formed as a county out of the partition of the Duchy of Gascony: following the death of García II Sánchez of Gascony, the duchy was partitioned between his sons, with Arnold I, the youngest son, receiving Astarac.

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