Tursan ( French pronunciation: [tyʁsɑ̃] ), first a Vin délimité de qualité supérieure (VDQS) for wine in South West France since 1958 (decree of 11 July 1958, last modified 26 February 2003), has been granted AOC status in 2011.
3-578: Its production zone covers potentially 4,000 hectares (although less than 500 hectares of it is covered by vineyards). It lies 35 km south-east of Mont-de-Marsan and covers 39 communes of the département Landes , 2 communes of Gers , and the area of Adour , between the Landes and Béarn . It can be produced as white, rosé or red wine . In Landes: In Gers : Mont-de-Marsan Mont-de-Marsan ( French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ də maʁsɑ̃] ; Occitan : Lo Mont de Marçan )
6-652: Is a commune and capital of the Landes department , Nouvelle-Aquitaine , southwestern France. The French Air and Space Force operates the Constantin Rozanoff Mont-de-Marsan Air Base about 2 kilometres north of the town. The base includes CEAM (the French air force military experimentation and trials organisation), an air defense radar command reporting centre and an air defence control training site. Mont-de-Marsan Air Base
9-626: Was formerly home to France's first operational squadron of nuclear bombers, the Dassault Mirage IV A. Stade Montois Club Omnisports is the city's main sports club: Stade Montois rugby and Stade Montois football are especially well-known. The city has around 9,000 sports licensees, which represents nearly 30% of its total population. Two historic punk rock music festivals were held in Mont-de-Marsan's bullring in 1976 and 1977. The Festival Arte Flamenco international festival
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