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Couserans

The Couserans is a historic region of the central French Pyrenees, in the upper Salat valley, now in the department of Ariège. Its name comes from the Consoranni, a people of Roman Gaul. It was a diocese with its seat at Saint-Lizier from late antiquity until 1801, and a viscounty in the Middle Ages, with Saint-Girons as its main town.

Couserans
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

ConsoranniCounty of Comminges

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Couserans. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/couserans
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“Couserans.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/couserans. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Couserans.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/couserans.
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