Plaisance (Gers)
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Plaisance Plasença |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gers | |
| Arrondissement | Mirande | |
| Canton | Pardiac-Rivière-Basse (main town) | |
| Community association | Bastides et Vallons du Gers | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 36 ' N , 0 ° 3' E | |
| height | 122-186 m | |
| surface | 13.71 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,461 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 107 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 32160 | |
| INSEE code | 32319 | |
 town hall |
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Plaisance ( Gascon : Plasença ) is a commune with 1,461 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Gers in the region Occitania . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Mirande , is the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton of Pardiac-Rivière-Basse and was the main town of the canton of Plaisance until 2015 .
geography
Plaisance is located on the Arros River , about 43.5 kilometers west of Auch and about 54 kilometers southeast of Mont-de-Marsan .
history
Plaisance was founded as a bastide on the foundations of an old village by Count Jean I de Armagnac .
Population development
Development of the population (only residents with primary residence) :
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| 1490 | 1535 | 1576 | 1575 | 1657 | 1479 | 1465 | 1461 |
Personalities
- Jean-Jacques de Laterrade (1758–1794), lawyer, politician and general during the French Revolution
- Jean-Pierre Bonnafont (1805–1891), physician, inventor of the otoscope
Web links
Commons : Plaisance - collection of images, videos and audio files
