Boulaur

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Boulaur
Boulaur (France)
Boulaur
region Occitania
Department Gers
Arrondissement Also
Canton Astarac gimone
Community association Communes des Coteaux Arrats Gimone
Coordinates 43 ° 33 '  N , 0 ° 46'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 33 '  N , 0 ° 46'  E
height 155-285 m
surface 9.03 km 2
Residents 179 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 20 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 32450
INSEE code
Website Boulaur

Mayor's Office ( Mairie ) of Boulaur

Boulaur is a French commune with 179 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gers department in the Occitanie region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement Auch and the canton Astarac-Gimone (until 2015: canton Saramon ).

The inhabitants are called Boulaucois and Boulaucoises .

geography

Boulaur is located around 20 kilometers southeast of Auch in the historic province of Armagnac .

Boulaur is surrounded by the four neighboring communities:

Castelnau barbarians Bédéchan
Neighboring communities Tirent-Pontéjac
Saramon

Boulaur is located in the catchment area of the Garonne River .

The Gimone , one of its tributaries, flows along the southeastern border to the neighboring municipality of Tirent-Pontéjac.

Tributaries of the Gimone cross the territory of the municipality:

  • the Ruisseau du Cros,
  • the Ruisseau de Pouzaques and its tributary,
    • the Ruisseau de Cougin,
  • the Ruisseau de Saint-Germier and
  • the Ruisseau de Lamazon.

Population development

After the records began, the population rose to a high of around 475 by the middle of the 19th century. In the following period, the size of the community fell to the lowest level of around 125 inhabitants by the 1990s, before a phase of growth set, which continues to this day.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2017
Residents 193 163 154 140 126 128 146 162 179
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 1999, INSEE from 2006

Attractions

  • Parish Church of Saint-Germier

Economy and Infrastructure

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

education

The municipality has a public primary school with 21 students in the 2019/2020 school year.

traffic

Boulaur can be reached via Route départementales 12 and 626, the former Route nationale 626 .

Personalities

Claire de Castelbajac was born on October 26, 1953 in Paris , died on January 22, 1975 in Toulouse . Her body is kept in the convent of Boulaur.

Web links

Commons : Boulaur  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. Gers ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  2. Ma commune: Boulaur ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  3. Notice Communale Boulaur ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  4. Populations légales 2016 Commune de Boulaur (32061) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  5. Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Boulaur (32061) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  6. ^ École élémentaire ( fr ) National Ministry of Education. Retrieved December 11, 2019.