Betcave-Aguin
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Betcave-Aguin Vathcave e Aguin |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gers | |
| Arrondissement | Also | |
| Canton | Val de Save | |
| Community association | Coteaux Arrats Gimone | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 27 ' N , 0 ° 42' E | |
| height | 213-314 m | |
| surface | 10.19 km 2 | |
| Residents | 85 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 8 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 32420 | |
| INSEE code | 32048 | |
 The Mairie of Betcave-Aguin |
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Betcave-Aguin ( Gascon : Vathcave e Aguin) is a French municipality with 85 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Gers in the region Occitania . It belongs to the arrondissement of Auch and the canton of Val de Save . The residents call themselves Betcaviens / Betcaviennes .
geography
Betcave-Aguin is located around 24 kilometers south-east of Auch in the south of the Gers department. The community consists of hamlets, numerous scattered settlements and individual farmsteads. The river Lauze crosses the municipality in a northerly direction.
It borders Tachoires to the north, Simorre to the east, Villefranche to the southeast, Meilhan to the south, Bellegarde to the southwest and Moncorneil-Grazan to the west .
history
Aguin and Betcave belonged to the District of L'Isle Jourdain and the Canton of Simorre from 1793 to 1801. From 1801 to 1926 they were in the arrondissement of Lombez and since 1926 they have been assigned to the arrondissement of Auch and from 1801 to 2015 they belonged to the canton of Lombez . In 1821 the municipalities of Aguin (1821: 134 inhabitants) and Betcave (1821: 203 inhabitants) merged to form today's municipality.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1821 | 1866 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
| Residents | 302 | 337 | 282 | 107 | 92 | 81 | 73 | 88 | 80 | 102 | 97 | 86 |
| today's municipal area Sources: Cassini, Aguin Cassini, Betcave-Aguin and INSEE | ||||||||||||
Attractions
- Church Saint-Martial in Betcave
- Chapel of Sainte-Eulalie in Aguin
- three wayside crosses
- Commemorative plaque for the fallen
Web links
- Betcave-Aguin on the IGN website
- Saint-Martial church and Sainte-Eulalie chapel
- Location of the place and brief information
- The municipality on the side of the municipal association
- Sights of Betcave-Aguin on Le Patrimoine rural du Gers