Aquitaine: Quick Facts

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Biarritz, France

Map of France highlighting major wine-producing regions in purple, including Champagne, Alsace, Loire Valley, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Cotes du Rhone, Provence, Languedoc, Roussillon, Cognac, Armagnac, Bergerac, Chablis, Jura, Savoy, and the island of Corsica. Major rivers and surrounding seas are also labeled for geographic context.

Eleanor of Aquitaine, Richard I, and Henry II

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Corsica Réunion Guadeloupe Martinique Île-de-France Provence–Alpes–Côte d’Azur Brittany Pays de la Loire Midi-Pyrénées Centre

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