pelous
The place
pelous in the Landes department, Biscarrosse/Sanguinet area (Landes Forest, Aquitaine, France), at 26 m elevation, on the Landes plain. Part of a continuous France/Landes cluster (batches 200-391). Historic forestry/resin-tapping cabin (Pelous, "lawn" in Gascon toponymy + Landes Forest, 10,000 km², the largest planted forest in Western Europe, planted in 1857 under Napoleon III to stabilize the dunes + Pinus pinaster, maritime pine, industrial resin-tapping + heritage of Landes Aquitaine (Gascon people, 3 million, Gascon-Occitan minority language, UNESCO intangible heritage + Hundred Years' War 1337-1453, English Aquitaine for 300 years, Eleanor of Aquitaine 1152 + Battle of Castillon, 17 July 1453, end of English Aquitaine, Charles VII + heritage of Louis XIV, the Sun King, 1638-1715, 72 years, Versailles + Louis XV, Louis XVI, the 1789 Revolution + heritage of WWII resistance in the Landes, maquis 1943-1944, iconic Charles de Gaulle 1890-1970).
The setting
Landes, Biscarrosse/Sanguinet, Landes Forest, Aquitaine, France, 26 m Landes plain, continuous cluster batches 200-391, forestry/resin-tapping cabin, Pelous "lawn" Gascon + Landes Forest 10,000 km² largest in Western Europe planted 1857 Napoleon III dune stabilization + Pinus pinaster maritime pine resin-tapping, Landes Aquitaine Gascon 3 million Gascon-Occitan minority UNESCO intangible + Hundred Years' War 1337-1453 English Aquitaine 300 years Eleanor 1152 + Castillon 17 July 1453 end of English rule Charles VII + Louis XIV 1638-1715 72 years Versailles + Louis XV/XVI 1789 Revolution + WWII resistance maquis 1943-1944 De Gaulle 1890-1970.
