Cologne (Gers)
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Cologne Colonha |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gers | |
| Arrondissement | Condom | |
| Canton | Gimone Arrats | |
| Community association | Bastides de Lomagne | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 43 ' N , 0 ° 59' E | |
| height | 134-214 m | |
| surface | 6.52 km 2 | |
| Residents | 914 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 140 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 32430 | |
| INSEE code | 32106 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-cologne.com/ | |
_va.jpg) Aerial view of Cologne |
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Cologne ( Occitan : Colonha ) is a community with 914 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gers department in the southern French region of Occitania (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality is part of the Condom arrondissement and belongs to the Gimone-Arrats canton and was the capital of the Cologne canton until 2015 . The inhabitants are called Colonais .
location
Cologne is located about 35 kilometers west-northwest of Toulouse . Cologne is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Sainte-Anne in the north and north-west, Ardizas in the east and north-east, Encausse in the south-east, Saint-Cricq in the south, Sirac in the west and south-west and Saint-Georges in the north-west.
history
In 1284 the bastide of Cologne was founded.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 456 | 407 | 510 | 515 | 519 | 510 | 738 | 928 |
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Attractions
- Church Notre-Dame de l'Assomption
- Medieval hall and beffroi
Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church
Hall with Beffroi
