Marsan
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 The church and the war memorial. | |
Location of Marsan  | |
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| Coordinates: 43°39′27″N 0°43′23″E / 43.6575°N 0.7231°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gers |
| Arrondissement | Auch |
| Canton | Auch-2 |
| Intercommunality | Arrats-Gimone |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Aymeri de Montesquiou (PR) |
| Area 1 | 14.93 km2 (5.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | 416 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (72/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 32237 /32270 |
| Elevation | 158–256 m (518–840 ft) (avg. 196 m or 643 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Marsan is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.
Geography
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 219 | — |
| 1968 | 301 | +37.4% |
| 1975 | 307 | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 330 | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 420 | +27.3% |
| 1999 | 430 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 416 | −3.3% |
There exists a Swedish vanilla sauce product called Marsán, the name inspired by a visit by the owner to Marsan, Gers in the 1920s. [1]
See also
References
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