Campuzan
Encyclopedia
Campuzan is a commune
in the Hautes-Pyrénées
department in south-western France.
The area is known for its mountainous agricultural landscape of villages, farms, fields, upland pastures and winding mountain roads.
Before the French Revolution
, this town was one of many within the former province of Gascony
before the region was renamed and re-bordered as the Midi-Pyrénées
region of France.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Hautes-Pyrénées
Hautes-Pyrénées
Hautes-Pyrénées is a department in southwestern France. It is part of the Midi-Pyrénées region.-History:...
department in south-western France.
The area is known for its mountainous agricultural landscape of villages, farms, fields, upland pastures and winding mountain roads.
Before the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
, this town was one of many within the former province of Gascony
Gascony
Gascony is an area of southwest France that was part of the "Province of Guyenne and Gascony" prior to the French Revolution. The region is vaguely defined and the distinction between Guyenne and Gascony is unclear; sometimes they are considered to overlap, and sometimes Gascony is considered a...
before the region was renamed and re-bordered as the Midi-Pyrénées
Midi-Pyrénées
Midi-Pyrénées is the largest region of metropolitan France by area, larger than the Netherlands or Denmark.Midi-Pyrénées has no historical or geographical unity...
region of France.