Le Houga
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gers | |
| Arrondissement | Condom | |
| Canton | Grand-Bas-Armagnac | |
| Community association | Bas Armagnac | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 47 ′ N , 0 ° 11 ′ W | |
| height | 87-153 m | |
| surface | 31.51 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,170 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 37 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 32460 | |
| INSEE code | 32155 | |
 Saint-Aubin Chapel |
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Le Houga is a French commune with 1,170 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gers department in the Occitanie region ; it belongs to the canton of Grand-Bas-Armagnac (until 2015 canton of Nogaro ) in the Condom arrondissement . The inhabitants loud because of the Gascon name Folgariens .
geography
Le Houga is located in the historic Armagnac region in the heart of Gascony , about 10 kilometers northeast of Aire-sur-l'Adour ( Landes department ).
Population development
- 1962: 1162
- 1968: 1182
- 1975: 1124
- 1982: 1173
- 1990: 1166
- 1999: 1101
- 2006: 1126
- 2017: 1170
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church with the 31 meter high octagonal tower
- Saint Aubin Chapel
- Romanesque church in the village of Toujun
- Bull arenas
- Stele in memory of Paul Lacôme d'Estalenx
Personalities
- Pierre-Sébastien Laurentie (1793–1876), journalist and historian
- Paul Lacôme d'Estalenx (1838–1920), composer and music critic
- Joseph Lasies (1862–1927), politician
- Joseph de Pesquidoux (1869-1946), writer
- Julien Péridier (1882–1967), electrical engineer and astronomer
Web links
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