Demu

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Dému
Demú
Coat of arms of Dému
Dému (France)
Demu
region Occitania
Department Gers
Arrondissement Condom
Canton Fezensac
Community association Grand Armagnac
Coordinates 43 ° 46 ′  N , 0 ° 10 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 46 ′  N , 0 ° 10 ′  E
height 137-232 m
surface 28.89 km 2
Residents 337 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 12 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 32190
INSEE code 32115

Dému ( Gascon : Dému ) is a French municipality with 337 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Gers in the region Okzitanien ; it belongs to the Arrondissement Condom and the community association Communauté de communes du Grand-Armagnac .

geography

Dému is about 36 kilometers west-northwest of the small town. Also in the north-west of the Gers department and belongs to the Côtes de Saint-Mont wine-growing region and the Armagnac brandy region .

The community includes the Dému settlement and numerous hamlets and farmhouses.

history

Both the place and the castle have existed since the 11th century at the latest. During the Huguenot Wars, Dému was looted and destroyed. With the exception of the steeple, the village church is destroyed. Historically, Dému belongs to the Comté de (Vic-) Fezensac region within Gascony. The place belonged from 1793 to 1801 to the District Condom. Also from 1793 to 1801 to the canton of Lannepax and 1801 to 2015 to the canton of Eauze .

Population development

year 1861 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 1,115 456 403 372 314 325 339 344 333
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Clockwork tower
  • Notre-Dame du Bernet pilgrimage chapel (sanctuary) from the 11th century
  • Church in Daugue
  • several wayside crosses and two statues of the Virgin Mary
  • Lavoir (public wash house) in Dému

  • Municipal House (Mairie) and Ballroom of Dému

  • Tower of Demu

  • Clockwork in the tower

Web links

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