Mauvezin (Gers)
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gers | |
| Arrondissement | Condom | |
| Canton | Gimone Arrats | |
| Community association | Bastides de Lomagne | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 44 ' N , 0 ° 53' E | |
| height | 115-202 m | |
| surface | 32.18 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,179 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 68 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 32120 | |
| INSEE code | 32249 | |
 Mauvezin - Central Square and Market Hall |
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Mauvezin is a municipality with 2179 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gers department in the Occitanie region of southern France . In the 13th century the upper town ( ville haute ) was redesigned in the form of a bastide . The municipality belongs to the canton of Gimone-Arrats and was the capital of the canton of Mauvezin until 2015 .
location
Mauvezin is about 60 kilometers (driving distance) to the north-west of Toulouse . Also , the capital of the Gers department, is another 30 kilometers to the southwest. Gimont , capital of the former vice-county of Gimois, is about 15 kilometers south. The Arrats and Gimone rivers are important for irrigating the fields.
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1857 | 1756 | 1705 | 1671 | 1642 | 1804 | 2179 |
Mauvezin was an important city with over 2000 inhabitants as early as the end of the Middle Ages.
economy
For centuries the city has served as a craft and economic center for the rural villages in the surrounding area. The stuffing of geese ( oies ) and ducks ( canards ) was part of the agricultural production methods in Périgord and Gascony for centuries . In earlier times this was done - depending on availability - with oats , barley and wheat ; Since the increasing popularity of maize in the 19th century, this agricultural plant - originally from Central America - has also been used in animal fattening and is accordingly frequently cultivated. The foie gras ( pâté de foie gras ) is only rarely fresh, but mostly preserved in jars or cans.
history
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Mauvezin was capital of the historic viscounty ( Vicomté ) Fézensaguet , the 1402 part of the year County Armagnac and together with it in 1589 under Henry IV. Final part of the French crown domain ( Domaine royal was) after the already in 1472 under Louis XI . attempted integration was only temporary.
During the time of religious disputes between Catholics and Protestants, the majority of the residents of Mauvezin sided with the Protestant side - during this time the place was nicknamed 'Little Geneva' ( Petite Genève ). However, since there were quarrels among the city's population, Heinrich von Navarra seized the city in 1576 and the Catholics were driven out. In the Huguenot Wars (1562-1598) the church was demolished in parts. After the assassination of Henry IV in 1610, the religious disputes began again; under Louis XIII. the city was surrounded by troops and surrendered in 1621.
Attractions
- The central square of the Bastide with its arcade houses is the main visual and historical attraction of Mauvezin.
- The roof structure of the large market hall ( hall ), which rests on 36 brick round pillars , may date from the 14th century; however, some bars have since been replaced. The hall is still the actual center of the city and is also used for dance and festive events.
- From the church of the late 13th century, only the Gothic bell tower made of stone remains , which is converted from a square floor plan on the ground floor to an octagonal floor plan on the two upper floors. The corners of the tower are stabilized by buttresses. The actual church building fell victim to the Protestant attacks during the wars of religion and was only rebuilt in its current basilica form in 1829. In the extremely restrained interior there are choir stalls from the 15th century, which probably came from the church of Barran , an altar canopy from the 16th and an organ from the 19th century.
- In the lower town there is a square tower ( Tour Jeanne d'Albret ).
- The protestant church ( temple protestant ) was largely destroyed in 1684. The current building with its simple facade dates from the 19th century.
