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Auch

Also known as Elimberris, Augusta Auscorum

Auch is a town in Gascony, south-western France, and the capital of the Gers department. Called Elimberris by the Aquitanian Ausci and Augusta Auscorum by the Romans, it became the seat of the archbishops of Gascony in the early Middle Ages. Its Gothic cathedral of Sainte-Marie is known for its carved choir stalls and Renaissance stained glass.

Auch
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AusciCounty of Armagnac

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