Pouydraguin
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Pouydraguin Poidraguin |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gers | |
| Arrondissement | Mirande | |
| Canton | Adour-Gersoise | |
| Community association | Armagnac Adour | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 40 ′ N , 0 ° 2 ′ E | |
| height | 113-222 m | |
| surface | 9.71 km 2 | |
| Residents | 131 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 13 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 32290 | |
| INSEE code | 32325 | |
Pouydraguin ( Gascon : Poidraguin ) is a French municipality with 131 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Gers in the region Okzitanien ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Mirande .
geography
Pouydraguin is about 44 kilometers (as the crow flies) west of the city. Also in the west of the Gers department and belongs to the Côtes de Saint-Mont wine-growing region and the Armagnac brandy region . Numerous bodies of water arise, lie or cross the municipal area. Most important is the Midou River . There are also several small dams in the municipality. The community is located away from important national transport connections. The closest bus stop is Cahuzac-sur-Adour on line 940 Tarbes - Mont-de-Marsan.
Pouydraguin is surrounded by the neighboring communities Bouzon-Gellenave in the north-west and north, Aignan in the north-east, Loussous-Débat in the east, Lasserrade in the south-east and south, Tasque in the south-west and Termes-d'Armagnac in the west.
history
The municipality is historically located within Gascony and belongs to the Bas-Armagnac region . From 1793 to 1801 Pouydraguin belonged to the Nogaro district. From 1793 to 1801 also to the canton of Plaisance, then to 2015 to the canton of Aignan .
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1800 | 1821 | 1841 | 1851 | 1856 | 1901 | 1911 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 442 | 371 | 460 | 447 | 383 | 417 | 275 | 258 | 176 | 162 | 138 | 137 | 137 | 136 | 142 | 150 |
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Attractions
- Village church of Saint-Césaire from the 6th century
- Wayside cross on a base
- Remains of the Latran Castle
Saint-Césaire village church
Mairie (meeting house) by Pouydraguin
House in Pouydraguin
Memorial plaque for the fallen
Vineyard in Pouydraguin
