Boulogne-sur-Gesse
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Location of 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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