Éauze

Éauze
Éauze
Administration
Country	France
Region	Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Gers
Arrondissement	Condom
Canton	Éauze
Mayor	Michel Gabas (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	106–193 m (348–633 ft) (avg. 126 m or 413 ft)
Land area1	72.00 km2 (27.80 sq mi)
Population2	3,935  (2008)
- Density	55 /km2 (140 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	32119/ 32800
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Éauze is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.

History

Éauze takes its names from the Gaulish Aquitani tribe of the Elusates.

The ancient bishopric of Éauze (or Elusa) in Gaul was united with the episcopal see of Auch probably in the 9th century. Its Latin name, Elusa, is identical to that of a titular see of Palaestina Tertia, suffragan of Petra.

Population

Historical population of Éauze

Year	1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1841	1846	1851	1856	1861
Population	5230	3618	3692	3698	3564	3840	3915	4082	4274	4255

Year	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901	1906	1911
Population	4397	4362	4237	4380	4225	4110	4175	4012	3797	3592

Year	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975	1982
Population	3361	3482	3513	3620	3661	3612	3664	4010	4393	4298

Year	1990	1999	2008
Population	4137	3881	3935

Sights

Éauze Cathedral is dedicated to Saint Luperculus, who is said to have been a bishop here in the 3rd century before being martyred.

Events

Éauze has a market on Thursday mornings and there is also a separate poultry and rabbit market.

See also

• Communes of the Gers department

References

• INSEE

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company.  [1]

External links

• Official Site of the commune of Éauze (French)
• Éauze Cathedral:[2]