Sauveterre (Gers)
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gers | |
| Arrondissement | Also | |
| Canton | Val de Save | |
| Community association | Le Savès | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 27 ' N , 0 ° 52' E | |
| height | 170-311 m | |
| surface | 16.45 km 2 | |
| Residents | 265 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 16 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 32220 | |
| INSEE code | 32418 | |
Sauveterre ( Gascon : Sauvatèrra ) is a French municipality with 265 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Gers in the region Occitania . It belongs to the canton of Val de Save and the arrondissement of Auch . The inhabitants are called Sauveterriens .
location
Sauveterre is about 50 kilometers west-southwest of Toulouse . Sauveterre is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Gaujac in the north and northwest, Montamat in the north, Lombez in the east and northeast, Espaon in the south and southeast, Cadeillan in the south and Sabeillan in the west and southwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 364 | 326 | 283 | 264 | 219 | 229 | 233 | 234 | 259 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Amat church
- Saint-Christophe Chapel
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Personalities
- Jules de Rességuier (1788–1862), poet, buried here or in Sauveterre (Tarn department)
- Jean de Lescun (1405 / 1410–1473), Marshal of France, lord of Sauveterre
Web links
Commons : Sauveterre - collection of images, videos and audio files
