Lussan (Gers)

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Lussan
Lussan (France)
Lussan
region Occitania
Department Gers
Arrondissement Also
Canton Also-2
Community association Coteaux Arrats Gimone
Coordinates 43 ° 38 '  N , 0 ° 44'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 38 '  N , 0 ° 44'  E
height 147-264 m
surface 12.83 km 2
Residents 228 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 18 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 32270
INSEE code 32221

Saint Barthélemy village church

Lussan ( Gaskognisch same name) is a French commune with 228 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gers department in the Occitanie region ; it belongs to the arrondissement Auch and the municipality association Coteaux Arrats Gimone . Its inhabitants call themselves Lussanais / Lussanaises .

geography

Lussan is about 12 kilometers east-southeast of the city, also in the east of the Gers department. The community consists of the village of Lussan and numerous individual farms. The Arrats partially forms the eastern municipal boundary. In terms of traffic, the community is located on the D149 around one kilometer south of the N124 . The N21 also only passes a few kilometers to the west.

history

In the Middle Ages, the place was within the county of Haut-Armagnac, which was part of the province of Gascogne. The community belonged to the District of Auch from 1793 to 1801. In addition, Lussan was from 1793 to 2015 within the canton of Gimont . The municipality has been assigned to the arrondissement Auch since 1801.

Population development

year 1793 1806 1821 1886 1891 1954 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2014
Residents 513 516 441 399 324 211 212 211 171 185 211 192 221 219
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Lussan Castle
  • Saint Barthélemy village church
  • Chapel in Paillan from the 18th century, monument historique since 1979
  • Dovecote in Paillan from 1815, Monument historique since 1973
  • Memorial to the Fallen
  • several wayside crosses and a statue of the Madonna

Web links

Commons : Lussan  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Sights of the community
  2. ↑ Brief description (French)
  3. ↑ Brief description (French)
  4. ↑ Memorial to the Fallen