Nogaro
Nogaro | |
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 Saint-Nicolas church | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Nogaro  | |
  Nogaro  Nogaro | |
| Coordinates: 43°46′N 0°02′W / 43.76°N 0.03°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gers |
| Arrondissement | Condom |
| Canton | Grand-Bas-Armagnac |
| Intercommunality | Bas-Armagnac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Peyret[1] |
| Area 1 | 11.06 km2 (4.27 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2020)[2] | 2,097 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 32296 /32110 |
| Elevation | 89–148 m (292–486 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Nogaro (French pronunciation: [nɔɡaʁo]; Gascon: Nogaròu) is a commune in the Gers department, Southwestern France. It is the site of a distillery of Armagnac brandy.
Geography[edit]
The commune is bordered by six other communes: Caupenne-d'Armagnac to the northwest, Sainte-Christie-d'Armagnac to the northeast, Loubédat to the east]], Sion to the southeast, Urgosse to the south, and finally by Arblade-le-Haut to the west.
Population[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,140 | — |
| 1975 | 2,113 | −0.18% |
| 1982 | 2,013 | −0.69% |
| 1990 | 2,008 | −0.03% |
| 1999 | 1,881 | −0.72% |
| 2007 | 1,975 | +0.61% |
| 2012 | 1,966 | −0.09% |
| 2017 | 2,009 | +0.43% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Facilities[edit]
Nogaro is the site of Circuit Paul Armagnac, a motorsport race track, and the neighbouring Nogaro Aerodrome.
Notable people[edit]
The historian and palaeographer Charles Samaran (1879–1982) died in Nogaro.
The chef and television host Michel Sarran was born in Nogaro.[4]
The tennis player Tessah Andrianjafitrimo has lived in Nogaro since 2010.[5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Nogaro. Michel Sarran : «Piloter ici, quel beau cadeau pour moi»".
- ^ "Tessah, la perle de Nogaro".
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