Béarn

Béarn is an ancient province of France, fell to the crown with the accession of Henry IV in 1589. It formed a great part of the department of Basses-Pyrénées, capital Pau. It is bordered by Basque provinces Soule and Lower Navarre to the west, by Gascony (Landes and Armagnac) to the north, by Bigorre to the east, and by Spain (Aragon) to the south.