Seissan
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Seissan Sheishan |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gers | |
| Arrondissement | Mirande | |
| Canton | Astarac gimone | |
| Community association | Val de Gers | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 30 ' N , 0 ° 36' E | |
| height | 168-283 m | |
| surface | 18.56 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,091 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 59 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 32260 | |
| INSEE code | 32426 | |
| Website | http://seissan.free.fr/ | |
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Seissan ( Gascon : Sheishan ) is a commune with 1,091 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the southwest of the country. Seissan is part of the Région Midi-Pyrénées and the Département Gers . The parish covers an area of 18.56 square kilometers. Seissan is located in the Arrondissement of Mirande and in the canton of Astarac-Gimone (canton Auch-Sud-Est-Seissan until 2015 ).
geography
The place is located in the historic county of Astarac about 17 kilometers south of Auch . The rivers Gers (after which the department is named), Cédon and Sousson flow through Seissan .
history
The bastide was founded in the 12th century by Bernard IV. De Astarac. In 1973 the former municipality of Artiguedieu – Garrané was incorporated.
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
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| 724 | 820 | 965 | 1011 | 984 | 1002 | 1032 | 1091 |
Personalities
- Édouard Lartet (1801–1871), paleontologist
- Anselme Polycarpe Batbie (1828–1887), politician, education minister
Web links
Commons : Seissan - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
