Blanquefort (Gers)

Blanquefort ; Blancafòrt
region	Occitania
Department	Gers
Arrondissement	Also
Canton	Also-2
Community association	Coteaux Arrats Gimone
Coordinates	43 ° 41 ′ N , 0 ° 49 ′ E Coordinates: 43 ° 41 ′ N , 0 ° 49 ′ E
height	137-183 m
surface	3.33 km 2
Residents	57 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	17 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	32270
INSEE code	32056
	; City Hall (Mairie) of Blanquefort

Blanquefort ( Gaskognisch Blancafòrt ) is a French commune with 57 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gers department in the Occitanie region ; it belongs to the arrondissement Auch and the municipality association Coteaux Arrats Gimone . Its inhabitants call themselves Blanquefortois / Blanquefortoises .

geography

Blanquefort is around 18 kilometers east-northeast of the city, also in the east of the Gers department. The community consists of a few groups of houses and individual farmsteads. The Arrats crosses the municipality and partially forms a natural municipality boundary. In terms of traffic, the community is located on the D928 a few kilometers north of the N124 .

history

In the Middle Ages, the place was within the county of Haut-Armagnac, which was part of the province of Gascogne. The community belonged to the District of Auch from 1793 to 1801. In addition, Blanquefort was within the canton of Gimont from 1793 to 2015 . The municipality has been assigned to the arrondissement Auch since 1801.

Population development

year	1793	1800	1831	1856	1886	1906	1926	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2014
Residents	126	119	139	96	114	71	146	95	106	82	57	44	44	70	54
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Castle Château du Bruca (privately owned by the De Scorraille family)
Saint-Sabin village church

Commemorative plaque for the fallen

several wayside crosses and a statue of the Madonna

Web links

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

Individual evidence

[1] Sights of the community

[2] Commemorative plaque for the fallen