Auch



Auch is a commune in southwestern France. Located in the region of Midi-Pyrenées, it is the capital of the Gers department. Auch is the historical capital of Gascony. At the 1999 census there were 24,725 inhabitants in the urban area of Auch.

HISTORY OF AUCH
Auch is a very ancient town. The name of Auch comes from the Aquitanian tribe that inhabited the area at the time of the Roman conquest in the 50s BC. The name of this tribe, as recorded by the Romans, was Ausci (pronounced [awski] in Latin), singular Auscus. Aquitanians spoke a language related to the old Basque language, and a striking fact is that the name Ausci seems related to the native name of the modern Basques, who call themselves Euskal (pronounced [ewskal] in Basque).[citation needed]

At the time of the Roman conquest, the native name of Auch, as recorded by the Romans, was Elimberris. Elimberris is itself a variant of Iliberri, where Ili- comes from the Iberian word iltir' or iltur (the "t" is mute) meaning town, city, oppidum, a frequent prefix in names of Iberian cities, and which was probably borrowed into Basque and also Aquitanian (cf. modern Basque hiri, meaning "town"). In modern Basque there is also the word berri which means "new", so Iliberri is often interpreted as meaning "new oppidum" (based on the fact that Aquitanian and old Basque are related). However, this interpretation should be taken with caution. In the south of Spain, near Granada, an area far away from the Basque homeland, there was an Iberian city whose name the Romans also recorded as Iliberi, and here it seems the name recorded by the Romans is the phonetic transcription of Iberian Ilbirir, which comes from the Iberian stem ilbi- (meaning unknown), and not at all from an hypothetical il(t)i- (town) and Basque berri.

The Romans renamed the town Augusta Auscorum (or Augusta Ausciorum), which means "Augusta of the Ausci". Eventually, Augusta was dropped, and the name evolved into modern Gascon Aush, and modern French Auch. Inhabitants of Auch are known in French as Auscitains (pronounced [ositɛ̃])

During Roman times, Auch was one of the twelve civitates of the province of Novempopulana (Gascony). In 409, when Eauze, the capital of Novempopulana, was ruined by the Vandals, Auch replaced it as the capital of Gascony. It became the seat of a Catholic archdiocese, the Archdiocese of Auch, covering the whole of Gascony, which lasted until the French Revolution, and whose archbishops claimed the title of Primate of Aquitaine, Novempopulana, and of the kingdom of Navarre.

More informations about the History of Auch on the Auch !

WHAT TO VISIT ?
More informations about the places to visit in Auch on the Auch and even on the Official Website of the Office of Tourism !

Free Internet/Wifi Access
Here are some places where you can get some Internet/Wifi Access:


 * BIJ / Cyber-base Grand AUCH - Adress: 16 bis Rue Rouget de Lisle BP 42 - Tel: 05 62 60 21 21
 * APP - GRETA Gascogne - Adress: 97, boulevard Sadi Carnot - Tel: 05 42 54 00 00 - Fax 05 4
 * Mission Locale pour l'Emploi du Gers - Adress: 7, rue Arago - Tel: 05 62 05 32 32
 * Centre de formation - GRETA de Gascogne - Adress: 97 bd Sadi Carnot bp 235 32004 Auch Cedex - Tel: 05 42 54 00 00
 * Le Migou -comics library where you can have lunch or a cup of coffee while you read comics. wi-fi available. Adress: 27, rue Dessoles - Tel: 05 62 05 47 07

Nice & Cheap Places to Eat

 * Everest Indien - Indian Food, Vegetarian friendly. cheap and good. English spoken. Adress : 6, Rue d'Etigny. Tel: 05 62 61 87 43
 * La casa bonita -  Spanish food. best place if you like meat. Adress: Rue Marceau. Tel: 05 62 05 12 30

Nightlife

 * Irish Corner, with a pretty terrace, the ends of the afternoon of summer are soft there. it is perhaps the only bar has to propose the happy hour between 18 and 19 hour... enjoy.
 * La Cave à Vin, it is locates just beside Hirish, it is a very small bar for those which likes the proximity of people, it is a sympathetic place.
 * Le France en ete, c'est l'une des terrasses bien agreable a Auch, sous le soleil avec vue sur la cathedrale, que du bonheur. In summer, it is one of the quite pleasant terraces in Auch, under the sun with sight on the cathedral, that happiness.

COUCHSURFERS
There are about 20 Couchsurfers in Auch and its area. You can check the CS Group of Auch or simply a couchsearch to find and contact them.

Meetings
There are sometimes some meetings organised in Auch, just check the CS Group of Auch to see what happen in the city and/or the Regional CS Group of Midi-Pyrenées to see if there is any event in the area.

Coffee or a Drink
Here is a list of persons who are ready to have a drink with you and/or show you the city:


 * Ben Tovar - '' ben@bentovar.com Tel: 06 43 10 81 92

How to get to Auch</FONT>

 * By Car: the car often stopped if one is alone, more one is numerous, more the probability decreases.


 * By Bus: at the beginning of Toulouse, same tarif than trains. by Agen, tarbes,...

12€90 without reduction. Good has to know, if you have less than 25 years, you can ask a reduction, within the limit of stocks available
 * By Train: one alone arive line until Auch, by Toulouse, 4 trains per day. count 1:30 has 2:30


 * By Plane:

IN CASE OF EMERGENCY</FONT>



 * Police Station:

Tel: 17 or 05 62 61 54 54 or 05 62 61 54 98
 * Health Urgency:

Tel: 15 or 05 62 05 33 33 Centre Hospitalier d'Auch
 * Hospital:

Urgences : 05 62 61 32 03

Standard : 05 62 61 32 32
 * Fireman Station:

Tel: 18
 * Embassy:
 * Emergency Doctor:

Tel: 05 62 05 33 33

INTERESTED LINKS</FONT>
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 * Regional CS Group: Midi-Pyrenées
 * City CS Group: Auch


 * Auch on Wikivoyage
 * Auch on Hitchwiki
 * Auch on Wikipedia