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Larressingle (; oc, Larressingla) 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 Gers (; oc, Gers or , ) is a department in the region of Occitania, Southwestern France. Named after the Gers River, its inhabitants are called the ''Gersois'' and ''Gersoises'' in French. In 2019, it had a population of 191,377.
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in southwestern
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Geography


Population


Sights

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Château de Larressingle The Château de Larressingle is a ruined castle in the ''Communes of France, commune'' of Larressingle in the Gers ''Departments of France, département'' of France. The castle was built in the second half of the 13th century. The second and thi ...
(c. 1250 – c. 1550), ruins *Walls *Port of Artigue *Castle *Church of St. Sigismund *Siege machines


Notable people

* André Adam (1936–2016), diplomat


See also

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Communes of the Gers department The following is a list of the 461 communes of the Gers department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Gers Plus Beaux Villages de France World Heritage Sites in France {{Gers-geo-stub