Moncassin

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Moncassin
Moncassin (France)
Moncassin
region Occitania
Department Gers
Arrondissement Mirande
Canton Mirande-Astarac
Community association Astarac Arros en Gascogne
Coordinates 43 ° 27 '  N , 0 ° 29'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 27 '  N , 0 ° 29'  E
height 179-283 m
surface 13.93 km 2
Residents 134 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 10 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 32300
INSEE code 32263
Website Moncassin

Moncassin is a French commune with 134 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gers department in the Occitanie region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Mirande and the canton of Mirande-Astarac (until 2015: canton of Mirande ).

The inhabitants are called Moncassinois and Moncassinoises .

geography

Moncassin is about nine kilometers southeast of Mirande in the historic province of Armagnac .

Moncassin is surrounded by the six neighboring communities:

Saint-Médard Clermont-Pouyguillès
Belloc-Saint-Clamens Neighboring communities Saint-Arroman
Saint-Michel Saint-Elix-Theux

Moncassin is located in the catchment area of the river Garonne .

The Petite Baïse , a tributary of the Baïse , crosses the territory of the municipality together with its tributaries,

  • the Ruisseau de Matélous, which rises in Moncassin,
  • the Ruisseau de Lasmoulines and the
  • the Ruisseau de Sentagne.

In addition, tributaries of the Sousson irrigate the community,

  • the Ruisseau du Lussian,
  • the Ruisseau de Terremont, which rises in Moncassin, and
  • the Ruisseau du Galinon, which also rises in Moncassin.

Population development

After the beginning of the records, the population rose to a high of around 530 by the middle of the 19th century. In the following period, the size of the community fell to its lowest level with around 120 inhabitants, with intermittent recovery phases until the turn of the millennium, before a brief growth phase the number of Residents raised to a level of around 135 residents.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2017
Residents 183 177 151 138 122 119 119 137 134
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2011

Attractions

  • Parish Church of Sainte-Madeleine

Economy and Infrastructure

Porcs Noirs de Bigorre

The municipality's economy is predominantly agricultural. Moncassin is located in the AOC zones of the Porc noir de Bigorre pig breed and the Jambon noir de Bigorre ham .

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
Total = 23

traffic

Moncassin is crossed by Routes départementales 2, 127 and 237.

Web links

Commons : Moncassin  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gers ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  2. ↑ Ma commune: Moncassin ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  3. ↑ Notice Communale Moncassin ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  4. ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Moncassin (32263) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  5. ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  6. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Moncassin (32263) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 9, 2019.