Panjas
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gers | |
| Arrondissement | Condom | |
| Canton | Grand-Bas-Armagnac | |
| Community association | Communauté de communes du Grand Armagnac | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 49 ′ N , 0 ° 5 ′ W | |
| height | 74-184 m | |
| surface | 20.01 km 2 | |
| Residents | 400 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 20 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 32110 | |
| INSEE code | 32305 | |
| Website | http://panjas.fr/ | |
Panya ( Gascon PANJAS ) is a French commune of 400 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Gers in the region Occitania (before 2016 Midi-Pyrenees ). It belongs to the canton of Grand-Bas-Armagnac (until 2015 Cazaubon ) and the Arrondissement Condom . The inhabitants are called Panjagais .
location
Panjas is about sixty kilometers north-northeast of Pau . Panjas is surrounded by the neighboring communities Estang in the north, Lias-d'Armagnac in the northeast, Bourrouillan in the east, Salles-d'Armagnac in the east and southeast, Caupenne-d'Armagnac in the south, Lajauzan in the southwest, Monlezun-d'Armagnac in the West as well as Maupas in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 627 | 559 | 518 | 437 | 447 | 398 | 372 | 384 | 400 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Laurent church, monument historique since 1995/2000
Personalities
- Jeanne du Monceau de Tignonville (1555–1596), Countess of Panjas and mistress of the French King Henry IV.
Web links
Commons : Panjas - collection of images, videos and audio files
