Bascous
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Bascous Bàscos |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gers | |
| Arrondissement | Condom | |
| Canton | Fezensac | |
| Community association | Grand Armagnac | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 48 ' N , 0 ° 9' E | |
| height | 138-212 m | |
| surface | 10.22 km 2 | |
| Residents | 170 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 17 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 32190 | |
| INSEE code | 32031 | |
| Website | http://www.bascous.eu/ | |
Bascous ( Gascon : Basco ) is a French municipality with 170 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Gers in the region Okzitanien ; it belongs to the Arrondissement Condom and the community association Communauté de communes du Grand-Armagnac .
geography
Bascous is located around 28 kilometers northwest of the small town. Also in the west of the Gers department and belongs to the Armagnac brandy area .
The municipality includes the Bascous settlements, some hamlets and numerous individual farms.
history
Historically, the municipality belongs to the Comté de (Vic-) Fezensac region within Gascony. Bascous belonged to District Condom from 1793 to 1801 and was part of Canton Eauze from 1793 to 2015 .
Population development
| year | 1831 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 432 | 175 | 159 | 139 | 148 | 144 | 153 | 136 | 170 |
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Attractions
- Sainte-Marie-Madeleine village church from the 15th century
- Castle Château de Bascous 16th century
- some wayside crosses
Web links
Commons : Bascous - collection of images, videos and audio files
