Landes
Americannoun
noun
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a department of SW France, in Aquitaine region. Capital: Mont-de-Marsan. Pop: 341 254 (2003 est). Area: 9364 sq km (3652 sq miles)
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a region of SW France, on the Bay of Biscay: occupies most of the Landes department and parts of Gironde and Lot-et-Garonne; consists chiefly of the most extensive forest in France. Area: 14 000 sq km (5400 sq miles)
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In some parts of the country, temperatures had already passed the 40-degree mark, with 42.2 degrees recorded at Pissos, in the southwest Landes region.
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026
Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot paid tribute to the lorry driver killed in the Landes region and appealed to the public to "exercise utmost caution when travelling and check with their transport operator before any journey".
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026
Landes continues to monitor footage from Gaza closely.
From Slate ● May 30, 2025
For “Monos,” the 2019 import by Colombian Ecuadorian director Alejandro Landes about a guerrilla child army, Levi created a recurring motif by blowing into a bottle on a recording that also captured some random birdsong.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2023
Afterward we passed through the Landes and watched the sun set.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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