Note 10 — Chapter II · THE LANDES OF GASCONY.
W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport) Adams translation
The fir plantations, which are so numerous in the Landes, were first formed in 1789, under the direction of the minister, M. Necker (father of Madame de Stael). In 1862, the department had a population of 300,859. Acreage, 2,434,752.