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Nouvelle-Aquitaine (French pronunciation: [nuvɛl akitɛn] ⓘ; Occitan: Nòva Aquitània [ˈnɔβɔ akiˈtanjɔ] or Novèla Aquitània [nuˈβɛlɔ akiˈtanjɔ]; Basque: Akitania Berria; Poitevin-Saintongeais: Novéle-Aguiéne; Spanish: Nueva Aquitania) is the largest administrative region in France by area, spanning the west and southwest of ...
Mar 19, 2024 · Nouvelle-Aquitaine, région of southwestern France created in 2016 by the union of the former régions of Aquitaine, Poitou-Charentes, and Limousin. It is the largest of France’s 13 metropolitan régions. It is bounded by the régions of Pays de la Loire to the north, Centre to the northeast, and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Occitanie to the east.
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Aquitaine (UK: / ˌ æ k w ɪ ˈ t eɪ n /, US: / ˈ æ k w ɪ t eɪ n /, French: ⓘ; Occitan: Aquitània [akiˈtanjɔ]; Basque: Akitania; Poitevin-Saintongeais: Aguiéne), archaic Guyenne or Guienne (Occitan: Guiana), is a historical region of Southwestern France and a former administrative region.
- France
- Bordeaux
- January 1, 2016
La Nouvelle-Aquitaine est, depuis le 1 er janvier 2016, l'une des 18 régions administratives de France, la première en termes de superficie avec 84 061 km 2. Son chef-lieu est Bordeaux et son point culminant est le pic Palas (2 974 m). Elle compte 6 033 952 habitants en 2020, soit une densité de 71,8 hab./km².
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Nouvelle-Aquitaine is the largest administrative region in France, spanning the west and southwest of Metropolitan France. The region was created in 2014 by the merging of Aquitaine, Limousin, and Poitou-Charentes in a territorial reform.
