Durban (Gers)

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Durban
Durban (France)
Durban
region Occitania
Department Gers
Arrondissement Mirande
Canton Also-3
Community association Val de Gers
Coordinates 43 ° 32 '  N , 0 ° 35'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 32 '  N , 0 ° 35'  E
height 155-270 m
surface 17.40 km 2
Residents 154 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 9 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 32260
INSEE code 32118

View of the village

Durban ( Gaskognisch same name) is a French commune with 154 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gers department in the Occitania region ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Mirande . Its inhabitants are called Durbannais / Durbannaises .

geography

Durban is about 12 kilometers south of the city Auch in the south of the Gers department. The Cédon River crosses the municipality from south to north. The community consists of the village of Durban, several groups of houses and individual farms. In terms of traffic, the community is west of the D929.

history

Finds show that the place was already inhabited in Gallo-Roman times. In the 13th and 14th centuries, Durban was an important settlement (Castelnau). It had a castle, city fortifications and market rights since 1303. The place housed up to 12 churches and was one of the five most important squares in the county of Astarac, which was part of the province of Gascony. The community belonged to the District of Auch from 1793 to 1801. In addition, Durban was part of the canton of Seissan from 1793 to 1801. From 1801 Durban belonged to the canton of Auch-Sud and from 1973 to 2015 it was part of the canton of Auch-Sud-Est-Seissan . The municipality has been assigned to the arrondissement Auch since 1801.

Population development

year 1793 1806 1831 1921 1931 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2014
Residents 122 439 531 210 240 187 174 156 167 173 162 175 157
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Castle ruins of the Château de Durban from the 12th century
  • Village church of Sainte-Gemme from the 19th century
  • Memorial to the Fallen
  • numerous wayside crosses
  • Source of Sainte-Gemme; formerly a therapeutic bath against rheumatism

  • Durban Town Hall (Mairie)

  • Remains of Durban Castle

  • Sainte-Gemme village church

  • Memorial to the Fallen

Web links

Commons : Durban  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Sights of the community
  2. ↑ Memorial to the Fallen