Nogaro

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Nogaro
Coat of arms of Nogaro
Nogaro (France)
Nogaro
region Occitania
Department Gers
Arrondissement Condom
Canton Grand-Bas-Armagnac ( main town )
Community association Bas Armagnac
Coordinates 43 ° 45 ′  N , 0 ° 2 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 45 ′  N , 0 ° 2 ′  W
height 89-148 m
surface 11.06 km 2
Residents 2,009 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 182 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 32110
INSEE code 32296
Website www.nogaro-armagnac.fr

Saint Nicolas Collegiate Church

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The municipality of Nogaro is located in the French region of Occitania in the Gers department , has 2009 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), is the capital of the canton of Grand-Bas-Armagnac and was the capital of the canton of Nogaro until 2015 . The long-distance hiking trail GR 65 leads through the village , which largely follows the historical course of the French Way of St. James, Via Podiensis .

geography

Nogaro is located in the historical region of Armagnac in the heart of Gascony , which is world-famous primarily for the Armagnac brandy it produces . The small town with 2009 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) is located on the Midouze River , a tributary of the Adour . The next larger town is Mont-de-Marsan , which can be reached in a north-westerly direction via the D6 - D30 route after about 44 kilometers of road. The nearest French cities are Toulouse (120 km) in the east and Bordeaux (128 km) in the northwest.

history

Nogaro was founded in 1055 by Archbishop Austinde von Auch . He created a so-called peace zone (French: Sauveté ) to ensure undisturbed trade at the crossroads of the old trade routes that led from Auch to Toulouse , or from Bayonne and Eauze . The traders passing through had to pay toll , from which the pilgrims were exempt. 1104 built Count Bernhard III. a hospice for lepers . During the wars of religion , the place was largely destroyed by Protestant troops, led by Count Montgomery , and the church of Saint Nicolas was also badly affected. In 1607, the county of Armagnac, like all of Gascony, fell to the French crown under Henri IV. Nogaro became a royal city, which it remained until 1642. Between 1790 and 1795 Nogaro was the district capital.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 1859 2140 2113 2013 2008 1881 1969 2009
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Way of St. James ( Via Podiensis )

In Nogaro there is a pilgrim hostel (French: Gîte d'étape ), hotels and private rooms (French: Chambre d'hôtes ) as well as a campsite and a tourist information office. The path is now approaching the Adour river landscape with its intensive agricultural use. Mainly maize is grown here. After Nogaro it goes through oak and chestnut forests. The Gers region is now being left and the Landes department begins south of the Adour . The next larger town on the Way of St. James is Barcelonne-du-Gers before reaching Aire-sur-l'Adour immediately afterwards . The long-distance hiking trail GR 65 leads past Barcelonne-du-Gers directly to Aire-sur-l'Adour. As a road connection, the D931 leads to Barcelonne-du-Gers. Before that, there are other overnight stays in Arblade-le-Haut and Lanne-Soubiran.

Attractions

  • Construction of the Romanesque collegiate church of Saint-Nicolas began in 1055. It was badly damaged in the Wars of Religion and partially renovated in the 16th and 17th centuries. Today it presents itself as a three-aisled building with a semicircular apse , the side chapels are barrel vaulted .

economy

  • There is a small airfield nearby.
  • The Circuit Paul Armagnac car race track also serves as a test track for Formula 1 .
  • An industrial development site under the name Mécanopole de Nogaro is under construction on the edge of the car racing track .
  • In the service sector (about 28%) and agriculture (about 17%) are working most of the inhabitants of the canton. Local production focuses on wine and grain as well as ducks and geese. Armagnac brandy is made from the wine .

Town twinning

  • Huarte in the Spanish province of Navarre

Personalities

literature

  • Bettina Forst: French Way of St. James. From Le Puy-en-Velay to Roncesvalles. All stages - with variants and height profiles. Bergverlag Rother, Munich (recte: Ottobrunn) 2007, ISBN 978-3-7633-4350-8 ( Rother hiking guide ).
  • Bert Teklenborg: Cycling along the Camino de Santiago. From the Rhine to the western end of Europe. (Cycling guide, route planner). 3rd revised edition. Publishing House Tyrolia, Innsbruck 2007, ISBN 978-3-7022-2626-8 .

Web links

Commons : Nogaro  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Congregational information on annuaire-mairie.fr (French). Retrieved on January 21, 2010.
  2. ↑ Circuit-nogaro.com in French.
  3. ↑ Le développement économique on nogaro-armagnac.fr in French.
  4. ↑ INSEE Table EMP 8 (French) Retrieved on February 11, 2010.
  5. ↑ Nogaro on aoc-igp.fr (French).
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Way of St. James " Via Podiensis "

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