Ornézan

Ornézan ; Ornesan
region	Occitania
Department	Gers
Arrondissement	Mirande
Canton	Also-3
Community association	Val de Gers
Coordinates	43 ° 31 ' N , 0 ° 36' E Coordinates: 43 ° 31 ' N , 0 ° 36' E
height	165-282 m
surface	12.13 km 2
Residents	229 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	19 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	32260
INSEE code	32302
	; Ornézan's main street

Ornézan ( Ornesan in Gaskognisch ) is a French commune with 229 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gers department in the Occitanie region ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Mirande . Its inhabitants call themselves Ornézanais / Ornézanaises .

geography

Ornézan is about 15 kilometers south of the city Auch in the south of the Gers department. The Gers crosses Ornézan from south to north. The community consists of the village of Ornézan, the hamlets of Hourcot , La Téoulère and Toulouse and individual farms. In terms of traffic, the community is on the D929.

history

The discovery of remains from the Gallo-Roman period in Sempé proves an 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. Ornézan 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	1831	1886	1906	1936	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2014
Residents	299	273	364	314	240	265	222	209	209	216	225	237	248	230
Sources: Cassini and INSEE