Gaujan

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Gaujan
Gaujan (France)
Gaujan
region Occitania
Department Gers
Arrondissement Also
Canton Val de Save
Community association Communes des Coteaux Arrats Gimone
Coordinates 43 ° 25 '  N , 0 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 25 '  N , 0 ° 43'  E
height 208-329 m
surface 10.82 km 2
Residents 118 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 11 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 32420
INSEE code 32141
Website Gaujan

Gaujan is a French commune with 118 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 ).

geography

Gaujan is located about 28 kilometers south-southeast of Auch in the historic province of Armagnac on the southeastern border to the neighboring Haute-Garonne department .

Gaujan is surrounded by the six neighboring communities:

Villefranche
Meilhan Neighboring communities Molas
(Haute-Garonne)
Monties Monbardon Puymaurin
(Haute-Garonne)

Waters

Gaujan lies in the catchment area of the Garonne River .

The Gimone , a left tributary of the Garonne, crosses the territory of the municipality together with its left tributaries,

  • the Peyré,
  • the Ruisseau de Massès,
  • the Ruisseau de la Hountette and
  • the Lère.

In addition, Gaujan is crossed by left tributaries of the Gesse :

  • the Ruisseau de la Hount,
  • the Ruisseau d'en Casérès,
  • the Ruisseau de Laveran and
  • the Ruisseau de Saint-André.

history

In 1823 the former parishes of Marun and Lacaze were incorporated.

Population development

After records began, the population rose to a peak of around 435 by the middle of the 19th century. In the following period, the size of the community fell to its lowest level of around 105 inhabitants before the first decade of the 21st century, with intermittent recovery phases a growth phase set in that continues to this day.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2017
Residents 183 178 138 124 131 107 103 105 118
Until 1821 without residents of Marun and Lacaze
From 1962 official figures without residents with second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2011

Attractions

  • Parish Church of Sainte-Anne

Economy and Infrastructure

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
Total = 23

traffic

Gaujan can be reached via Routes départementales 12, 51 (Haute-Garonne: 6) and 291.

Web links

Commons : Gaujan  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ma commune: Gaujan ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  2. ↑ a b Notice Communale Gaujan ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  3. ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Gaujan (32141) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  4. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Gaujan (32141) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 23, 2019.