Vic-Fezensac
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| Commune of Vic-Fezensac | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 00° 18' 15" Est |
| Latitude | 43° 45' 34" Nord |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Gers |
| Arrondissement | Arrondissement of Auch |
| Canton | Canton of Vic-Fezensac |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 102 m–231 m (avg. 110 m) |
| Land area¹ | 53,94 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
3614 |
| - Density () | 67/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 32462/ 32190 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Vic-Fezensac is the capital of the South-French Canton of Vic-Fezensac, located in the departement of Gers. The town has about 4,000 inhabitants.
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Vic-Fezensac is especially renowned for the bullfights that take place throughout the Pentecoste week-end. On that occasion dozen of thousands of people gather all night long over the week-end in the tiny streets of the city: is is indeed the first big "feria" of the year in the Southwest region. There are less people than in Bayonne or Dax, not talking about Pamplona, but it is an event to be seen if you are in the region at this moment. Small bodegas crowded with people are open until the morning comes, "bandas" (bands of popular Basque ou gascon music) goes on the streets, all that in a quite drunk but peaceful atmosphere.
You can also enjoy (end of July) the salsa festival, quite the same thing (gathering of people in the streets) but without bullfights and with a more laid-back atmosphere. Night markets ("marchés de nuit") happen also in Summer, which may be worth visiting.
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