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Guyenne

Guyenne, also known as Guienne in English, is a historic province of southwestern France. In medieval and early modern usage it referred to the western part of the larger Duchy of Aquitaine, lying along the Atlantic coast and the Garonne valley, with Bordeaux as its principal city. The term is frequently encountered in the context of the wider Gascony-Aquitaine region.

Historically, Guyenne formed part of the domains associated with the English crown during much of the 12th

Administrative changes occurred during the French Revolution. In 1790, the province of Guyenne was dissolved and

Economy and culture within Guyenne were closely tied to Bordeaux wine production and the agricultural hinterland

to
15th
centuries,
as
Aquitaine
was
united
with
Gascony.
It
was
a
key
frontier
zone
in
the
conflicts
between
England
and
France.
After
the
Hundred
Years’
War,
the
region
was
definitively
reunited
with
the
French
crown
in
1453
and
continued
to
function
as
a
crown
province
of
France
into
the
early
modern
era.
its
territory
reorganized
into
departments,
with
the
historic
boundaries
subsequently
overlapping
parts
of
present-day
Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
The
name
Guyenne
now
survives
primarily
in
historical
and
scholarly
contexts
rather
than
as
an
official
administrative
unit.
surrounding
the
Gironde
estuary.
The
region
has
been
influenced
by
Occitan
and
Gascon
linguistic
and
cultural
traditions.
Today,
references
to
Guyenne
are
mainly
of
historical
interest,
with
modern
geography
more
commonly
described
in
terms
of
Aquitaine
or
the
contemporary
departments
of
southwestern
France.