Nougaroulet
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Nougaroulet Nogarolet |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gers | |
| Arrondissement | Also | |
| Canton | Also-2 | |
| Community association | Grand Auch Cœur de Gascogne | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 42 ' N , 0 ° 44' E | |
| height | 136-231 m | |
| surface | 15.79 km 2 | |
| Residents | 375 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 24 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 32270 | |
| INSEE code | 32298 | |
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Nougaroulet ( Gaskognisch Nogarolet ) is a French commune with 375 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gers department in the Occitanie region ; it belongs to the arrondissement Auch and the municipality of Grand Auch Cœur de Gascogne . Its inhabitants call themselves nougarouletois / nougarouletoises .
geography
Nougaroulet is located around 13 kilometers northeast of the city. Also in the east of the Gers department. The municipality consists of the settlements Coignax, Laboubée and Nougaroulet as well as numerous hamlets and individual farms. In terms of traffic, the municipality is located on the D256 a few kilometers north of the N124 and a few kilometers east of the N21 .
history
A castle was built in the Middle Ages. The fortified town of Nougaroulet was nearby. The fortifications were razed in 1624 on the instructions of Cardinal Richelieu. 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, nougaroulet was part of the canton of Puycasquier from 1793 to 1801. From 1801 to 1973 it was in the canton of Auch-Nord. Then from 1973 to 2015 within the canton of Auch-Nord-Est . The municipality has been assigned to the arrondissement Auch since 1801. In 1821 the previous municipalities of Coignax (1821: 124 inhabitants) and La Boubée (1821: 108 inhabitants) came to nougaroulet.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1841 | 1851 | 1921 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2014 |
| Residents | 664 | 662 | 723 | 662 | 713 | 688 | 394 | 378 | 320 | 268 | 231 | 219 | 249 | 290 | 324 | 368 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE; today's municipal area | ||||||||||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste village church in Nougaroulet (19th century)
- Village chapel Saint-Martin (also de l'Assomption) in La Boubée (18th century)
- Village chapel in Coignax (18th century)
- Remains of the former castle (walls and windows) in a building from the 18th century
- Mill Moulin vert west of the village
- Memorial to the Fallen
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste village fountain by the village church of Nougaroulet
- Sundial from 1750
- several wayside crosses and a statue of the Madonna
- Dovecote in Labeoulaygue
Web links
- Location of the place in France
- Nougaroulet on the IGN side
- Village church and chapels
- Brief information about the municipality (French)
- Brief information about the municipality on the website of the tourism association