Cazaubon

Cazaubon
region	Occitania
Department	Gers
Arrondissement	Condom
Canton	Grand-Bas-Armagnac
Community association	Grand Armagnac
Coordinates	43 ° 56 '  N , 0 ° 4'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 56 '  N , 0 ° 4'  E
height	92-183 m
surface	55.64 km 2
Residents	1,629 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	29 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	32150
INSEE code	32096
Website	Cazaubon town council
Barbotan-les-Thermes gate and church

Cazaubon is a French commune in the department of Gers in the region Occitania and in Arrondissement Condom . Cazaubon belongs to the canton of Grand-Bas-Armagnac and was until the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton of Cazaubon . The community has 1629 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).

geography

Cazaubon is located about 62 kilometers northwest of Auch on the Douze River , in the historic province of Armagnac . Mont-de-Marsan is about 34.5 kilometers west-southwest of Cazaubon. The village and spa Barbotan-les-Thermes on the Lac de l'Uby belongs to the municipality .

history

A water sanctuary of the Celts is proven. In the baths of Barbotan-les-Thermes a total of 21 people died in a fire on July 15, 1991.

Number of inhabitants
(source:)

year	1831	1861	1881	1901	1926	1954	1968	1982	1990	1999	2006	2017
Residents	2,456	2,800	2,839	2,520	1.953	1,756	1,691	1,635	1,605	1,546	1,612	1,629
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence

Attractions

• Lac de l'Uby (created in 1972)
• Château of Cazaubon
• Château de Bégué
• Church Saint-Pierre (historique since 1926 Monument) in Barbotan-les-Thermes
• Ruins of the Saint-Christau church
• Adrien Barthélémy Park
• Bullring
• Celtic temple in Barbotan-les-Thermes

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ^ Cazaubon on Cassini.ehess.fr (French) Retrieved February 4, 2010