Castillon Debats
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gers | |
| Arrondissement | Also | |
| Canton | Fezensac | |
| Community association | Artagnan de Fezensac | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 44 ' N , 0 ° 13' E | |
| height | 117-227 m | |
| surface | 35.05 km 2 | |
| Residents | 323 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 9 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 32190 | |
| INSEE code | 32088 | |
Castillon-Debats ( Gascon Castilhon de Vaths ) is a French municipality with 323 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 Fezensac . Castillon-Debats is also a member of the Artagnan de Fezensac community association founded in 2003 . The inhabitants are called Castillonnais (es) .
location
The municipality includes the village of Castillon-Debats and numerous small settlements and farmsteads. The place is about 31 kilometers west-northwest of the small town Auch in the center of the Gers department. The city of Tarbes is around 56 kilometers south-south-west.
history
The community belonged to the district of Auch from 1793 to 1801. It has been part of the Auch arrondissement since 1801. From 1793 to 2015 the municipality belonged to the canton of Vic-Fezensac (sometimes called Vic-sur-Losse). In 1822 the previously independent municipality of Boulet-Lon was incorporated.
Population development
| align = left | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 | |||||||||||
| Residents | 491 | 432 | 371 | 377 | 348 | 301 | 319 | 329 | |||||||||||
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE; today's municipal area | |||||||||||||||||||
Attractions
- Château de Bats castle
- Castle Château du Boutet from the 13/14. century
- Saint-Antoine village church in Castillon
- Saint-Étienne village church in Bats (19th century)
- Church in Saint-Pé
- old houses from the 13th century in Le Pouy
- Lusclade Mill
- numerous wayside crosses
- Remains of a Roman fort
- Memorial to the Fallen
Web links
- Brief information about the community
- Castillon debate on the IGN side
- Photos of the churches
- Brief description of the municipality (French)