Cassaigne
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Cassaigne Cassanha |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gers | |
| Arrondissement | Condom | |
| Canton | Armagnac-Ténarèze | |
| Community association | La Ténarèze | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 55 ' N , 0 ° 20' E | |
| height | 74-168 m | |
| surface | 8.58 km 2 | |
| Residents | 221 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 26 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 32100 | |
| INSEE code | 32075 | |
 Château Cassaigne castle |
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Cassaigne ( Gaskognisch Cassanha ) is a French commune with 221 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gers department in the Occitanie region (until 2015 Midi-Pyrénées ); it belongs to the Arrondissement Condom and the commune association La Ténarèze . The residents call themselves Cassaignais / Cassaignaises .
geography
Cassaigne is located around 35 kilometers northwest of Auch in the north of the Gers department. The community consists of numerous scattered settlements and individual farmsteads. There are numerous vineyards.
Neighboring communities are Condom in the north and east, Vic-Fezensac in the northeast, Maignaut-Tauzia in the east, Valence-sur-Baïse in the southeast and south and Mouchan in the southwest and west.
history
In the Middle Ages, Cassaigne was in the county of Vic-Fezensac within the Armagnac region in the historic Gascony region and shared its fate. Cassaigne belonged to the Canton of Valence and District Condom from 1793 to 1801. Cassaigne has been assigned to the Condom arrondissement since 1801 and belonged to the Condom canton from 1801 to 2015 . The municipality of Cassaigne has only existed in its current size since 1837. At that time, the municipalities of Cassaigne (1831: 380 inhabitants) and Flarembel (1831: 145 inhabitants) united to form today's municipality.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2017 |
| Residents | 210 | 202 | 172 | 169 | 201 | 186 | 190 | 226 | 221 |
| Sources: Cassini, Cassaigne Cassini, Flarembel and INSEE | |||||||||
Attractions
- Château Cassaigne castle
- Castle Château de Léberon
- Village church Église de la Nativité-de-Notre-Dame
- iron cross on the church square
- stone cross by the church
- two wayside crosses
- Memorial to the Fallen
Web links
- Cassaigne on the IGN's side
- Village church Église de la Nativité-de-Notre-Dame
- Location of the place and brief information
- Sights of Cassaigne on Le Patrimoine rural du Gers