the Aquitaine
area is composed of five departments: The Dordogne (24),
The Gironde (33), Landes (40), The Batch-and-Garonne (47),
Atlantiques -Pyrenees (64).
Regional capital: Bordeaux.
regional Committee of tourism of Aquitaine, 23, parvis des
chartrons 33000 Bordeaux
Tel.. 05 56 01 70 00. www.aquitiane.fr

Access :
By road :
highways A10 Paris-Bordeaux-Bayonne-Espagne, A62 Bordeaux-Toulouse,
A64 Bayonne-Toulouse.
By train :
TGV Paris-Bordeaux (3h), Dax (4h), Agen (4h), Bayonne (4h34),
Biarritz (4h44), Pau (5h). TGV Lille-Bordeaux (5h)
By plane :
Airports in Bordeaux, Biarritz/Bayonne, Pau et Agen.
Population:
2 907 000 habitants (4,8% de la population française)
Population by department:
Dordogne : 388 000. Gironde : 1 287 000. Landes : 327 000.
Lot-et-Garonne: 305 000. Pyrénées-Atlantiques:
600 000
Area:
41 308 km².
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