Gan (Pyrénées-Atlantiques)

Gan is a French commune in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the arrondissement of Pau and the canton of Ouzom, Gave et Rives du Neez (until 2015: canton of Jurançon ). Gan has 5510 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). The inhabitants are called Gantois . Francis Pèes has been the mayor since 2014.

geography

Gan is located south of Pau on the Nez River , and the Soust borders the community in the northeast . The rivers Les Hiès and Bayse have their source in the municipality . Gan is surrounded by the neighboring communities Jurançon in the north, Rébénacq , Bosdarros and Gelos in the east, Buzy in the south and Saint-Faust , Lasseube and Lasseubetat in the west.

Gan is located in the Jurançon and Béarn wine regions . The national route 134 runs through the municipality . Gan train station is on the Pau – Canfranc railway line .

Gan is a bastide that was founded in 1335 by Count Gaston II .

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011
Residents	2,915	3.125	3,543	4,047	4,724	4,971	5,197	5,481

Saint-Pierre church

North Gate of Gan

Saint-Barthélémy church
North gate (so-called Porte de la prison ) from the 14th century as a remnant of the early bastide ( Monument historique since 1994 )
Saint-Pierre church

The place belongs to the Béarn wine region .

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