Lupiac
Encyclopedia
Lupiac is a commune
in the Gers
department in southwestern France
.
forms most of the commune's southeastern border.
The Douze
forms the commune's western border.
created the famous Gersois d'Artagnan
, the fourth musketeer
of The Three Musketeers
. D'Artagnan was born here, and there is a museum dedicated to him.
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 Gers
Gers
The Gers is a department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in the southwest of France named after the Gers River.Inhabitants are called les Gersois or Gersoises.-History:...
department in southwestern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Geography
The AuzoueAuzoue
The Auzoue is a long river in the Gers and Lot-et-Garonne départements, southwestern France. Its source is at Bassoues. It flows generally north...
forms most of the commune's southeastern border.
The Douze
Douze
The Douze is the right precursor of the Midouze, in the Landes, in the Southwest of France.- Geography :The Douze rises in Armagnac, in the Gers département...
forms the commune's western border.
Population
Literature
Alexandre Dumas, pèreAlexandre Dumas, père
Alexandre Dumas, , born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie was a French writer, best known for his historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world...
created the famous Gersois d'Artagnan
D'Artagnan
Charles Ogier de Batz de Castelmore, Comte d'Artagnan served Louis XIV as captain of the Musketeers of the Guard and died at the Siege of Maastricht in the Franco-Dutch War. A fictionalized account of his life by Gatien de Courtilz de Sandras formed the basis for the d'Artagnan Romances of...
, the fourth musketeer
Musketeer
A musketeer was an early modern type of infantry soldier equipped with a musket. Musketeers were an important part of early modern armies, particularly in Europe. They sometimes could fight on horseback, like a dragoon or a cavalryman...
of The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, first serialized in March–July 1844. Set in the 17th century, it recounts the adventures of a young man named d'Artagnan after he leaves home to travel to Paris, to join the Musketeers of the Guard...
. D'Artagnan was born here, and there is a museum dedicated to him.