Labourd

France

Labourd, a historic Basque region in southwestern France, shares 45 connections with 1024 other places across 12 topics, centered on nature, history, and government. Its ties run deep with Spain, France, and Navarre, reflecting centuries of contested sovereignty: around 1023, Duke Sancho VI of Gascony ceded the territory to King Sancho III of Navarre, and it passed to French control in 1451. In 1610, a major witch-hunt led by judge Pierre de Lancre ended with roughly 70 people burnt at the stake.

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