Berrac

Berrac
region	Occitania
Department	Gers
Arrondissement	Condom
Canton	Lectoure-Lomagne
Community association	Communes de la Lomagne Gersoise
Coordinates	44 ° 1 ′  N , 0 ° 33 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 1 ′  N , 0 ° 33 ′  E
height	73-207 m
surface	7.99 km 2
Residents	103 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	13 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	32480
INSEE code	32047
Website	Berrac

Berrac is a French commune with 103 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gers department in the Occitanie region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality is part of the Condom arrondissement and the Lectoure-Lomagne canton (until 2015: Lectoure canton ).

The inhabitants are called Berracois and Berracoises .

geography

Berrac is located about 20 kilometers northwest of Condom in the Région naturelle Condomois on the northern edge of the department.

Berrac is surrounded by the five neighboring communities:

Pouy-Roquelaure	Saint-Mezard
La Romieu		Saint-Martin-de-Goyne
	Larroque-Engalin

Berrac lies in the catchment area of the Garonne River .

Tributaries of the Gers cross the territory of the municipality:

• the Auchie with its tributaries,
  • the Ruisseau de Baudin, which rises in Berrac, and
  • the Ruisseau de Lasbouscarrasses, which rises in Berrac, and
• the Ruisseau de Nauton, which also rises in Berrac.

Population development

After records began, the number of inhabitants rose to a high of around 380 by the middle of the 19th century. In the following period, the size of the community fell to its lowest level of around 85 inhabitants before the first decade of the 21st century, with intermittent recovery phases it stabilized at a level of around 100 inhabitants.

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011	2017
Residents	161	128	102	90	101	90	86	109	103

From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2011

Attractions

• Parish church of Saint-Marcel, probably from the 12th century
• Cadreils Castle from the late 17th century, facades and roofs have been inscribed as a monument historique since 1973
• Remains of the city wall from the 13th century
• Floor cross from 1817

Economy and Infrastructure

Bas Armagnac Château de Mauhic 1986		Floc de Gascogne blanc and rosé

Berrac is in the AOC zones

• des Armagnacs (Armagnac, Bas-Armagnac, Haut-Armagnac, Armagnac-Ténarèze and Blanche Armagnac) and
• of the liqueur wine Floc de Gascogne (blanc, rosé).

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
Total = 21

traffic

Berrac can be reached via routes départementales 36, 41, 259 and 266.

Web links

Commons : Berrac  - Collection of Images

• Website of the Bureau National Interprofessionnel de l'Armagnac (French)
• Website of the Comité Interprofessionnel du Floc de Gascogne (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gers ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
2. ↑ Ma commune: Berrac ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
3. ↑ Notice Communale Berrac ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved December 10, 2019.
4. ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Berrac (32047) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 10, 2019.
5. ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved December 10, 2019.
6. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Berrac (32047) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 10, 2019.