Boulogne-sur-Gesse
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Boulogne-sur-Gesse | |
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Coordinates: 43°17′26″N 0°38′44″E / 43.2906°N 0.6456°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Haute-Garonne |
Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens |
Canton | Saint-Gaudens |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Pierre Medevielle |
Area 1 | 24.73 km2 (9.55 sq mi) |
Population (2008) | 1,629 |
• Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 31080 /31350 |
Elevation | 243–388 m (797–1,273 ft) (avg. 335 m or 1,099 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Boulogne-sur-Gesse is a commune of the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Geography
The river Gesse forms most of the commune's eastern border; the Gimone forms part of its southwestern and northwestern borders.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 1,777 | — |
1968 | 1,865 | +5.0% |
1975 | 1,756 | −5.8% |
1982 | 1,671 | −4.8% |
1990 | 1,531 | −8.4% |
1999 | 1,433 | −6.4% |
2008 | 1,629 | +13.7% |
Literature
Boulogne-sur-Gesse is the town featured in Martin Calder's popular travel book about southwest France A Summer in Gascony published in 2008.
See also
References
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