Orbessan

Orbessan
region	Occitania
Department	Gers
Arrondissement	Mirande
Canton	Also-3
Community association	Val de Gers
Coordinates	43 ° 33 ' N , 0 ° 37' E Coordinates: 43 ° 33 ' N , 0 ° 37' E
height	152-273 m
surface	8.24 km 2
Residents	288 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	35 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	32260
INSEE code	32300
	; Saint-Jacques village church

Orbessan ( Gaskognisch same name) is a French commune with 288 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gers department in the Occitania region ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Mirande . Its inhabitants are called Orbessannais / Orbessannaises .

geography

Orbessan is located around 12 kilometers south-southeast of the city Auch in the south of the Gers department. The Gers crosses Orbessan from south to north. The community consists of the village of Orbessan, several hamlets and individual farms. In terms of traffic, the community is on the D929. The N21 also runs just a few kilometers further west.

history

The discovery of the remains of a Roman villa confirms early settlement. In the Middle Ages, the place was within the county of Astarac, which was part of the province of Gascony. The community belonged to the District of Auch from 1793 to 1801. Orbessan was also part of the canton of Seissan from 1793 to 1801. From 1801 to 1973 it was in the Canton of Auch-Sud. Then from 1973 to 2015 within the canton of Auch-Sud-Est-Seissan . The municipality has been assigned to the arrondissement Auch since 1801.

Population development

year	1793	1800	1821	1846	1911	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2017
Residents	254	251	279	270	178	102	114	104	134	159	213	259	288
Sources: Cassini and INSEE