Eth Ostau Comengés is a cultural organization which mission is to ensure the preservation and transmission of the Gascon culture in the French Pyrenees departaments of Haute-Garonne and Ariège. Eth Ostau Comengés organizes several cultural events, the most important of which is the Passa-Pòrts festival, organized since 2004 in Montréjeau, and conducts audiovisual surveys to collect, from native speakers of Occitan, the memory and traditions of the Central Pyrenees. and produces different media (books, CD-books, DVD documentaries) to ensure its transmission, especially to younger generations. In this respect, Eth Ostau Comengés carries out various activities (screenings, storytelling) with different audiences and in partnership with schools, town halls, cinemas, etc.
Coordinator: Jean-Paul Ferré