Espaon
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gers | |
| Arrondissement | Also | |
| Canton | Val de Save | |
| Community association | Communes du Savès | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 25 ' N , 0 ° 52' E | |
| height | 172-299 m | |
| surface | 8.89 km 2 | |
| Residents | 190 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 21 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 32220 | |
| INSEE code | 32124 | |
| Website | Espaon | |
 Parish Church of Saint-Saturnin |
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Espaon is a French commune with 190 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 Val de Save (until 2015: canton Lombez ).
The inhabitants are called Espaonais and Espaonaises .
geography
Espaon is located about 33 kilometers south-east of Auch in the Région naturelle Comminges on the south-eastern border with the neighboring Haute-Garonne department .
Espaon is surrounded by the six neighboring communities:
| Sauveterre | Lombez | Montadet |
| Cadeillan |
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Garravet |
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Mirambeau (Haute-Garonne) |
Waters
Espaon is located in the catchment area of the Garonne River .
The Save is a tributary of the Garonne and forms the natural border with the neighboring municipalities of Cadeillan and Sauveterre to the west. Tributaries of the Save cross the territory of the municipality, the Gesse and the Ruisseau Ruisseau d'en Courneil.
history
The village was originally on a road in Gallo-Roman times , the remains of which can still be seen today.
Population development
After the records began, the number of inhabitants rose to a high of around 490 by the middle of the 19th century. In the period that followed, the size of the community fell to its lowest level of around 145 inhabitants, with intermittent recovery phases until the turn of the millennium, before a phase of growth began. which raised them to a level of around 190 residents.
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 196 | 189 | 162 | 167 | 161 | 146 | 189 | 190 | 190 |
Attractions
- Saint-Saturnin parish church from the 16th century. It contains a lecture cross made of silver and wood from the 16th century. it originally comes from the cathedral in Lombez and has been classified as a monument historique of objects since July 22, 1971 .
Economy and Infrastructure
Agriculture is one of the most important economic factors in the municipality.
Total = 21
traffic
Espaon can be reached via Routes départementales 202, 265, 537 (Haute-Garonne: 81) and 632, the former Route nationale 632 .
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Personalities
Jacques Guignard, born on June 18, 1920 in Orléans , died on October 13, 1981 in Espaon, was a French fighter and test pilot. During the Second World War he fled to England to initially fight for the French government in exile as a fighter pilot. He later became a test pilot and took part in the first flight of the Concorde on March 2, 1969 as a co-pilot .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gers ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ↑ Ma commune: Espaon ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ↑ a b Espaon ( fr ) Communauté de communes du Savès. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ↑ Notice Communale Espaon ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune d'Espaon (32124) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ↑ Croix de procession ( fr ) French Ministry of Culture . December 20, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune d'Espaon (32124) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ↑ Jacques Guignard (1920–1981) . Bibliothèque nationale de France . Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ Jacques Noetinger: Témoin privilégié de l'histoire de l'aviation du XXe siècle ( fr ) nel. November 16, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2019.