Ger (Pyrénées-Atlantiques)

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Ger
Coat of arms of Ger
Ger (France)
Ger
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement Pau
Canton Vallées de l'Ousse et du Lagoin
Community association North Est Béarn
Coordinates 43 ° 15 ′  N , 0 ° 3 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 15 ′  N , 0 ° 3 ′  W
height 332-435 m
surface 31.49 km 2
Residents 1,899 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 60 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 64530
INSEE code
Website http://www.ger.fr/

Town hall of Ger

Ger is a French municipality with 1899 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Pau and is part of the canton of Vallées de l'Ousse et du Lagoin (until 2015: canton of Pontacq ).

geography

Ger is located on the plateau of the same name on the border with the Hautes-Pyrénées department at the foot of the Pyrenees . The Gabas and the Lis flow through Ger . Ger is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Aast and Ponson-Dessus in the north, Oroix in the northeast, Ibos in the east, Azereix in the southeast, Ossun in the south, Pontacq in the south and southwest, Luquet in the west and Gardères in the northwest.

The former route nationale 117 (today's D817) and the autoroute A64 run through the municipality .

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
991 1,016 1,135 1,366 1,482 1,648 2.013 1.933
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Menhir from Ger
  • Saint-Pierre church, built on the foundations of the old castle of Ger
Saint-Pierre church

Web links

Commons : Ger  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files