Cadeillan (; oc, Cadelhan de Savés) is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Gers department in southwestern
France
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.
Geography
The river
Gesse
The Gesse (; oc-gsc, Gessa) is a long river in the Hautes-Pyrénées, Haute-Garonne and Gers'' départements'', southwestern France. Its source is at Arné, on the plateau de Lannemezan. It flows generally northeast. It is a left tributary of t ...
forms all of the commune's western and northwestern borders, then flows into the
Save, which forms all of the commune's eastern and northeastern borders.
Population
Notable people
*
Bill Coleman, American jazz trumpeter, lived in Cadeillan from 1975.
"Bill Coleman, Jazz Trumpeter With Top Bands, Dead at 77"
''New York Times'', 26 August 1981
See also
* Communes of the Gers department
References
Communes of Gers
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