Crastes

Crastes
region	Occitania
Department	Gers
Arrondissement	Also
Canton	Gascony Auscitaine
Community association	Agglomération Grand Also Cœur de Gascogne
Coordinates	43 ° 43 '  N , 0 ° 44'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 43 '  N , 0 ° 44'  E
height	131-272 m
surface	19.25 km 2
Residents	254 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	13 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	32270
INSEE code	32112
Website	Crastes
Saint-Pierre church

Crastes is a French commune with 254 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gers department in the Occitanie region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement Auch and the canton Gascogne-Auscitaine (until 2015: canton Auch-Nord-Est ).

The inhabitants are called Crastois and Crastoises .

geography

Crastes is located approximately 14 kilometers northeast of Auch in its catchment area ( Aire urbaine ) in the historic province of Armagnac .

Crastes is surrounded by the eight neighboring communities:

Tourrenquets Mirepoix	Puycasquier	Augnax
Montaut-les-Créneaux		Saint-Sauvy
	Nougaroulet	Ansan

Waters

Crastes is located in the catchment area of the Garonne River .

The Auroue is a tributary of the Garonne and has its source in Crastes.

The Aulouste , a tributary of the Gers , irrigates the area of ​​the municipality along with its tributaries,

• the Ruisseau d'en Baylies,
• the Ruisseau d'en Sicard, together with its tributaries,
  • the Ruisseau de Saint-Martin and
  • the Ruisseau d'en Carrété with its tributaries,
    • the Ruisseau de Trouillère and
    • the Ruisseau du Cloutas,
• the Ruisseau d'en Passerieu,
• the Ruisseau d'Entumeloup and
• the Ruisseau de la Gangouille, together with its tributary,
  • the Ruisseau de Monet.

In addition, tributaries of the Arrats cross the municipality,

• the Ruisseau de Rozès,
• the Ruisseau du Courneron,
• the Ruisseau de Lucvielle and
• the Orbe along with its tributary,
  • the Charlangue.

history

In 1821 the former municipalities of Mons and Saint-Martin-Binagre were incorporated.

Population development

With the incorporation of Mons and Saint-Martin-Binagre, the population rose in the first half of the 19th century to a high of 745. In the following period, the size of the community decreased with interim recovery phases until the turn of the millennium to 205 inhabitants before a growth phase set, which continues to this day.

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011	2017
Residents	301	299	236	234	221	205	230	247	254

Until 1821 without residents of Mons and Saint-Martin-Binagre
From 1962 official figures without residents with second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 1999, INSEE from 2006

Attractions

• Parish Church of Saint-Pierre
• Saint Joseph Chapel
• Saint-Blaise chapel in the hamlet of Mons
• Saint-Barthélemy chapel in the hamlet of Saint-Martin-Binagre

Economy and Infrastructure

Bas Armagnac Château de Mauhic 1986		Floc de Gascogne blanc and rosé

Agriculture is one of the most important economic factors in the municipality.

Crastes is in the AOC zones

• des Armagnacs (Armagnac, Bas-Armagnac, Haut-Armagnac, Armagnac-Ténarèze and Blanche Armagnac) and
• of the Floc de Gascogne liqueur wine .

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 35

traffic

Crastes can be reached via Routes départementales 172, 175 and 256.

Personalities

Bernard Vavassori, born on August 20, 1947 in Crastes, is the author of dictionaries for the French language as spoken in the south and south-west.

Web links

Commons : Crastes  - Collection of Images

• Crastes on the association's website (French)
• Crastes on the Tourist Office of the Association of Municipalities (French)
• Website of the Bureau National Interprofessionnel de l'Armagnac (French)
• Website of the Comité Interprofessionnel du Floc de Gascogne (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gers ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
2. ↑ Aire urbaine d'Auch (167) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 19, 2019.
3. ↑ Ma commune: Crastes ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
4. ↑ ^{a b} Notice Communale Crastes ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved December 19, 2019.
5. ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Crastes (32112) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 19, 2019.
6. ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved December 19, 2019.
7. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Crastes (32112) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 19, 2019.
8. ^ Vavassori, Bernard (1947 –....) ( fr ) Bibliothèque nationale de France . Retrieved December 19, 2019.