Puycasquier
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Puycasquier | |
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 A general view of Puycasquier | |
 Location of Puycasquier | |
  Puycasquier Location within France  Puycasquier Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 43°44′50″N 0°44′54″E / 43.7472°N 0.7483°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gers |
| Arrondissement | Auch |
| Canton | Gascogne-Auscitaine |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Auch Cœur Gascogne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Louis Turchi[1] |
Area 1 | 20.14 km2 (7.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 420 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 32335 /32120 |
| Elevation | 146–264 m (479–866 ft) (avg. 252 m or 827 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Puycasquier (French pronunciation: [pɥikaskje]; Gascon: Puicasquèr) is a rural commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.
Geography
[edit]Localisation
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Hydrography
[edit]The river Auroue flows north-northwest through the western part of the commune.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 507 | — |
| 1975 | 468 | −1.14% |
| 1982 | 431 | −1.17% |
| 1990 | 436 | +0.14% |
| 1999 | 424 | −0.31% |
| 2007 | 438 | +0.41% |
| 2012 | 470 | +1.42% |
| 2017 | 447 | −1.00% |
| 2023 | 420 | −1.03% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
History
[edit]Home to the historic 'Gachet' family.
Puycasquier was home to a population of Cagots previously.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ Loubès, Gilbert (1995). L'énigme des cagots [The enigma of the cagots] (in French). Bordeaux: Éditions Sud-Ouest. ISBN 978-2879016580.
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