AtlasFranceGasconyOne word pinned hereGascony44.0000°N -0.5000°W · Q191085One English word in this atlas traces back to Gascony. It sits in France.ShareAll of France Pinned heregasconadenoun · 17th centuryWell attestedBragging is named for a region of south-west France.French attached a reputation for boasting to Gascons, and gasconnade named the habit. English borrowed the word and the stereotype with it.From the people of the placeRead →Nearest pinsdacquoiseDax, France55 kmbayonetBayonne, France97 kmbarègeBareges, France131 kmGravettianLa Gravette, France133 km