Landes

Landes
Details
Information
Number	40
Region	Aquitaine
Prefecture	Mont-de-Marsan
Subprefecture	Dax
Population - Total (1999) - Density	Ranked 68th 327,334 35 /kmÃÂ²
Area	9,243 kmÃÂ²
Arrondissementss	2
Cantons	30
Communes	331
President of the general council	XX
Location

Landes is a French dÃÂ©partement.

History

Historically, Landes was part of Gascony. It was created as a separate dÃÂ©partement during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790, in application of the Law of December 22, 1789, partitioning the provinces of Guyenne and Gascony.

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Landes is also the name of a commune in the Charente-Maritime dÃÂ©partement, in France.