- Vic-Fezensac
French commune
nomcommune=Vic-Fezensac
région=Midi-Pyrénées
département=Gers
arrondissement=Auch
canton=Vic-Fezensac
insee=32462
cp=32190
maire=
mandat=
intercomm=Artagnan en Fézensac
longitude=0.304166666667
latitude=43.7594444444
alt moy=110 m
alt mini=102
alt maxi=231 m
hectares=5394
km²=53.94
sans=3614
date-sans=1999
dens=67
date-dens=1999Vic-Fezensac is the a communes and the seat of a canton in the
Gers department in southwesternFrance .Vic-Fezensac is renowned for the bullfights that take place throughout the Pentecost weekend. On that occasion tens of thousands of people gather all night long over the week-end in the tiny streets of the city: it is the first big "
feria " of the year in Southwestern France. Small bodegas crowded with people are open until the morning comes, "bandas" (bands of popular Basque or gascon music) goes on the streets.At the end of July the salsa festival takes place. Night markets ("marchés de nuit") are also held in summer.
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Communes of the Gers department References
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