Juillac (Gers)
Juillac Julhac |
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Gers | |
Arrondissement | Mirande | |
Canton | Pardiac-Rivière-Basse | |
Community association | Bastides et Vallons du Gers | |
Coordinates | 43 ° 33 ' N , 0 ° 8' E | |
height | 136-226 m | |
surface | 7.49 km 2 | |
Residents | 121 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 16 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 32230 | |
INSEE code | 32164 |
Juillac ( Occitan : Julhac ) is a French commune with 121 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gers department in the Occitania region . It belongs to the Arrondissement Mirande and the municipal association of Bastides et Vallons du Gers, founded in 2000 .
geography
The municipality of Juillac is located on the southern edge of the Armagnac countryside , 40 kilometers north of Tarbes and 45 kilometers southwest of Auch . The area in the 7.49 km² municipal area is mainly characterized by flat river valleys. In the west, the meandering course of the Arros marks the municipal boundary , in the northeast the Bouès river . A few hundred meters west of the Bouès, the Laüs flows parallel to the northwest and finally flows into the Bouès at the northeast border of the municipality. The water of all rivers comes from the north-western edge of the Lannemezan plateau ; the rivers all belong to the catchment area of the Adour . Between Arros and Laüs, a narrow chain of hills pushes itself from the south, which reaches a maximum height of 226 m above sea level, while the flat land around the rivers is about 145 m above sea level. Juillac has the character of a scattered settlement, consisting of numerous hamlets and individual farms.
The largest hamlets in the municipality are called:
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Juillac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Beaumarchés in the north, Tourdun in the northeast, Marciac in the southeast and south, Armentieux in the southwest and Ladevèze-Rivière in the west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2016 |
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Residents | 149 | 130 | 119 | 139 | 134 | 121 | 123 | 124 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Nicolas church
- Floor cross
Economy and Infrastructure
20 farms are located in Juillac (grain cultivation, cattle breeding, dairy farming).
Juillac is away from the major national traffic flows. A few kilometers east of the municipality, the D 943 road leads from Maubourguet to Auch . There is a connection to the A65 autoroute 50 kilometers west of Juillac . The train station in Auch, 45 kilometers away, offers connections to Toulouse , Eauze , Vic-en-Bigorre and Bon-Encontre .