From one conflict to another
From 1789 to the present day
Despite the benefits of its traditional agriculture and a certification for its « ardent water » (Armagnac museum), the Gers paid a heavy price during the First World War; depopulation increased and the region became a land of immigration (10% in 1936). During the war of 1939-45, after the occupation in the southern zone, its position « between two seas » (entre-deux-mers) and its landscapes lent itself to the establishment of sites of resistance (martyr village of Castelnau-sur-l’Auvignon, Meilhan…).
©CDPM/Flaran pour le musée de l'Armagnac à Condom, photo D.Martin