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Commune in Occitania, France
Puycasquier
Commune
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Location of Puycasquier
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Coordinates: 43°44′50″N 0°44′54″E / 43.7472°N 0.7483°E / 43.7472; 0.7483
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGers
ArrondissementAuch
CantonGascogne-Auscitaine
IntercommunalityCA Grand Auch Cœur Gascogne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Louis Turchi
Area20.14 km (7.78 sq mi)
Population428
 • Density21/km (55/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code32335 /32120
Elevation146–264 m (479–866 ft)
(avg. 252 m or 827 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Puycasquier (French pronunciation: [pɥikaskje]; Puicasquèr in Gascon) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.

Geography

Localisation

Puycasquier and its surrounding communes

Hydrography

The river Auroue flows north-northwest through the western part of the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962506—    
1968507+0.2%
1975468−7.7%
1982431−7.9%
1990436+1.2%
1999424−2.8%
2008433+2.1%

History

Home to the historic 'Gachet' family.

Puycasquier was home to a population of Cagots previously.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Loubès, Gilbert (1995). L'énigme des cagots [The enigma of the cagots] (in French). Bordeaux: Éditions Sud-Ouest [fr]. ISBN 978-2879016580.
Communes of the Gers department


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