Montestruc-sur-Gers
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Montestruc-sur-Gers Montastruc |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gers | |
| Arrondissement | Condom | |
| Canton | Fleurance-Lomagne | |
| Community association | Lomagne Gersoise | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 48 ' N , 0 ° 38' E | |
| height | 91-180 m | |
| surface | 16.31 km 2 | |
| Residents | 705 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 43 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 32390 | |
| INSEE code | 32286 | |
Montestruc-sur-Gers ( Gaskognisch Montastruc ) is a French commune with 705 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gers department in the Occitanie region ; it belongs to the Arrondissement Condom and the municipality association Lomagne Gersoise . Its inhabitants call themselves Montestrucois / Montestrucoises .
geography
Montestruc-sur-Gers is located around 17 kilometers north-northeast of the city, also in the east of the Gers am Gers department . The community consists of the town of Montestruc-sur-Gers, the hamlets of Le Baleyron and Le Palluat and individual farmhouses. In terms of traffic, it is on the N21 .
history
The place belonged from 1793 to 1801 to the District Lectoure. In addition, Montestruc-sur-Gers was within the canton of Fleurance from 1801 to 2015 . The parish was assigned to the Arrondissement of Lectoure from 1801 to 1926. This was dissolved in 1926 and the municipality part of the Condom arrondissement.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1800 | 1846 | 1911 | 1921 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 812 | 542 | 822 | 618 | 568 | 500 | 563 | 568 | 541 | 608 | 597 | 688 | 705 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE; today's municipal area | |||||||||||||
Attractions
- 19th century village church of Saint-Caprais (the steeple is older)
- Memorial to the Fallen
- Village fountain
- Madonna statue next to the church
- numerous wayside crosses
