Castex (Gers)
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Gers | |
Arrondissement | Mirande | |
Canton | Mirande-Astarac | |
Community association | Astarac Arros en Gascogne | |
Coordinates | 43 ° 23 ′ N , 0 ° 19 ′ E | |
height | 217-323 m | |
surface | 5.38 km 2 | |
Residents | 86 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 16 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 32170 | |
INSEE code | 32086 | |
Website | Castex | |
Parish Church of Saint-Laurent |
Castex is a French commune with 86 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gers department in the Occitanie region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Mirande and the canton of Mirande-Astarac (until 2015: canton of Miélan ).
The inhabitants are called Castécois and Castécoises .
geography
Castex is located about 17 kilometers southwest of Mirande in the historic province of Armagnac on the southern border with the neighboring Hautes-Pyrénées department .
Castex is surrounded by the six neighboring communities:
Estampes | Miélan | Sadeillan |
Estampures (Hautes-Pyrénées) |
Sarraguzan | |
Bernadets Debat (Hautes-Pyrénées) |
Castex lies in the catchment areas of the Garonne and Adour rivers .
The Osse , a tributary of the Gélise , forms the natural border with the eastern neighboring communities of Sadeillan and Sarraguzan. The Ruisseau de Nauri flows along the southern border to the neighboring municipality of Bernadets-Debat and flows into the Osse in Castex.
The Bouès , a tributary of the Arros (river) , forms the natural border with the neighboring municipalities of Estampes and Estampures to the west.
Population development
After records began, the population rose to a high of around 405 by the first half of the 19th century. In the following period, the size of the community fell to its lowest level of around 85 inhabitants before a phase, with intermittent recovery phases by the 1990s started with moderate growth.
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2017 |
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Residents | 177 | 154 | 120 | 100 | 87 | 88 | 90 | 94 | 86 |
Attractions
- Saint Laurent Church
Economy and Infrastructure
Castex is located in the AOC zones of the Porc noir de Bigorre pig breed and the Jambon noir de Bigorre ham .
traffic
Castex can be reached via Route départementales 3 (Hautes-Pyrénées: 17) and 567.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gers ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- ↑ Ma commune: Castex ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- ↑ Notice Communale Castex ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Castex (32086) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Castex (32086) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 15, 2019.