Bassoues
Bassoues Bassoas |
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Gers | |
Arrondissement | Mirande | |
Canton | Pardiac-Rivière-Basse | |
Community association | Cœur d'Astarac en Gascogne | |
Coordinates | 43 ° 35 ′ N , 0 ° 15 ′ E | |
height | 150-287 m | |
surface | 32.29 km 2 | |
Residents | 321 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 10 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 32320 | |
INSEE code | 32032 | |
Website | http://www.bassoues.net/ | |
Bassoues Town Hall |
Bassoues ( Gascon : Bassoas ) is a French municipality with 321 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Gers in the region Occitania (before 2016: Midi-Pyrenees ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Mirande and is part of the canton of Pardiac-Rivière-Basse (until 2015: canton of Montesquiou ). The inhabitants are called Bassouais .
geography
Bassoues is about 23 kilometers west-southwest of Auch . Bassoues is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Peyrusse-Grande in the north and north-west, Callian in the north, Castelnau-d'Anglès in the north-east, Montesquiou in the east, Puylebon in the south-east, Saint-Christaud in the south, Laveraët in the south-west, Armous-et-Cau in the West and Gazax-et-Baccarisse in the north-west.
Bassoues is located on Via Tolosana , one of the four historical " Routes of the St. James pilgrims in France ".
history
The Bastide of Bassoues was founded in 1295.
Population development
Development of the population (only residents with primary residence) :
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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631 | 568 | 512 | 503 | 454 | 376 | 389 | 321 |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Sainte-Marie church from the 15th century
- Saint-Fris basilica, originally from the 11th century, rebuilt by the Archbishop of Auch in 1520
- Remains of the archbishop's castle from the 15th / 16th centuries century
- Donjon from the 14th century
- Market hall