Gaujac (Gers)

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Gaujac
Gaujac (France)
Gaujac
region Occitania
Department Gers
Arrondissement Also
Canton Val de Save
Community association Communes du Savès
Coordinates 43 ° 29 ′  N , 0 ° 50 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 29 ′  N , 0 ° 50 ′  E
height 204-311 m
surface 5.01 km 2
Residents 66 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 13 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 32220
INSEE code 32140
Website Gaujac

Gaujac is a French commune with 66 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 Gaujacais and Gaujacaises .

geography

Gaujac is located about 27 kilometers southeast of Auch in the Région naturelle Comminges on the southeastern edge of the department.

Gaujac is surrounded by the five neighboring communities:

Mongausy Montamat
Pellefigue Neighboring communities
Sabaillan Sauveterre

Waters

Gaujac lies in the catchment area of the Garonne River .

The Marcaoue , a right tributary of the Gimone , flows for short sections along the western municipal area. In the extreme southwest it is dammed into a lake. The Saraillé, a right tributary of the Marcaoue, has its source in Gaujac. In addition, the Esquinson, a left tributary of the Save and the Ruisseau de Moysenne, a left tributary of the Gesse cross the territory of the municipality.

history

The place Gaujac was mentioned from the 12th century. The village was probably built in the same century near a cone-shaped, man-made hill still visible. In 1395, the Count of Astarac granted the residents the collection of customs duties, which favored the expansion of the village. Today no medieval building elements have been preserved in the village .

Population development

After the records began, the number of inhabitants rose to a high of around 240 by the middle of the 19th century. In the following period, with intermittent recovery phases, the size of the community fell to its lowest level of around 35 inhabitants by the turn of the millennium, before a phase of growth began. which continues to this day.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2017
Residents 90 72 65 65 53 37 54 62 66
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 1999, INSEE from 2006

Attractions

  • Parish Church of Saint Martin
  • Castle from the 18th century, today with holiday apartments for rent

Economy and Infrastructure

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 5

traffic

Gaujac can be reached via the routes départementales 223, 234 and 242.

Jacques Gauthé

Personalities

Jacques Gauthé , born on June 12, 1939 in Gaujac, died on June 10, 2007 in Gaujac, was a French clarinetist and soprano saxophonist of old-time jazz .

Web links

Commons : Gaujac  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gers ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  2. ↑ Ma commune: Gaujac ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  3. ^ Anaïs Comet: Village de Gaujac ( fr ) French Ministry of Culture . October 31, 2018. Accessed December 23, 2019.
  4. ^ Notice Communale Gaujac ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  5. ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Gaujac (32140) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  6. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Gaujac (32140) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  7. ↑ Gaujac. Décès tragique du jazzman Jacques Gauthé ( fr ) La Dépêche du Midi . June 11, 2007. Accessed December 23, 2019.