Nouvelle aquitaine - NEW AQUITAINE ?
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New Aquitaine has both structural and natural assets which make it a leading player in the French economy. Both for its tourist activity and for its cutting-edge industries and its agriculture. With a territory of more than 84,000 km², Nouvelle Aquitaine is the largest region in France. This gigantic urban space is home to no less than 25 urban areas, 5 universities and several major schools. With a GDP of 157.6 billion euros, New Aquitaine ranks 3rd among the regions of France for wealth production and 5th place for business creation. The face of the New Aquitaine economy has several facets which reveal a dynamic, attractive and booming region. Also, the image, digital and design sectors are in full development. Likewise, the insurance sector is well established in the region, in particular thanks to the city of Niort which is home to the headquarters of large companies specializing in mutual insurance companies such as MACIF, MAAF and MAIF. New Aquitaine is also a major player in aeronautics, space and defense. The regional economic panorama also includes a first-rate pharmaceutical activity. Sanofi has several sites in the Bordeaux metropolitan area. Added to this are porcelain and Madrange ham in Limoges, Blédina baby food in Brive-la-Gaillarde and luxury products from the Delpeyrat industries in Mont-de-Marsan and Labeyrie in Came. The economy in New Aquitaine stimulated by tourism With numerous natural assets and well-known sites such as the Lascaux cave, the regional economy benefits from a powerful tourism sector. The Arcachon basin and the waves of the Basque coast are very popular with surfers from all over the world. Also, the architectural heritage of the city of Bordeaux, the gastronomic heritage of the city of Sarlat, attracts millions of visitors each year. If the seaside resorts of Royan, La Rochelle or Biarritz are real assets for the region, the Palmyre zoo, the Futuroscope in Poitiers or the Walibi aquatic amusement park near Agen complete an already very wide tourist offer.
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THE "FOIE GRAS"
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The history of an activity that has spanned the centuries In time immemorial, when men began to settle down, gradually abandoning their activities of gathering and hunting, they then undertook the domestication, then the breeding of animals for food. Since the dawn of time, web-footed birds: geese, ducks, swans have been raised in all latitudes; ancient authors and artists, painters and sculptors in particular, celebrate this man-animal relationship in their works. The rise of the breeding and force-feeding of waterflies has always oscillated between culinary art and vital need. The fat produced by ducks and geese was, in fact, the means for the peasants to feed themselves throughout the year and, thanks to its easy conservation (candying), to make provisions in anticipation of shortages and other famines. with the he truffle is a big activity is a mushroom but there are different species of truffles. The one that is cultivated in the south of France is called the black truffle or Périgord truffle. Its scientific name is Tuber Melanosporum.
Rouen Notre-Dame Cathedral is the most prestigious monument in the city. It was the tallest in the world from 1876 to 1880 and today ranks 4th, dethroned by Cologne Cathedral in Germany and Lincoln Cathedral in the United Kingdom. This splendid monument is known worldwide thanks to the 30 paintings from the Rouen Cathedrals series painted by Claude Monet.
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DEPARTEMENTS
LA DORDOGNE
LA GIRONDE
LES LANDES
LE LOT ET GARONNE
Les Pyrénées-Atlantiques
LE PAYS BASQUE
LE BEARN
THE LYON REPRESENTS "THE nouvelle aquitaine "
- Why was the big cat chosen to represent this local authority born in 2016, following a reform promulgated under François Hollande, which brings together Aquitaine, Poitou-Charentes and Limousin under the same banner?
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- A symbol that dates back to 1154 “New Aquitaine corresponds to the duchy of Eleanor of Aquitaine, who was married to Henry de Plantagenet, who became Henry II after being crowned king of England in 1154. And the symbol of the crown of England was two lions of 'gold', reports Agathe Corre, guide-lecturer at the Bordeaux Métropole tourist office and president of the AGNA (Association of Guides of Nouvelle-Aquitaine).
