Nogaro (; Gascon: ''Nogaròu'') 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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, Southwestern

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. It is the site of a distillery of

Armagnac Armagnac (, ) is a distinctive kind of brandy produced in the Armagnac region in Gascony, southwest France. It is distilled from wine usually made from a blend of grapes including Baco 22A, Colombard, Folle blanche and Ugni blanc, traditionally ...

brandy.

Geography

The commune is bordered by six other communes: Caupenne-d'Armagnac to the northwest, Sainte-Christie-d'Armagnac to the northeast,

Loubédat Loubédat is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Amer ...

to the east, Sion, Gers, Sion to the southeast, Urgosse to the south, and finally by

Arblade-le-Haut Arblade-le-Haut (; oc, Arblada de'n Haut) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas re ...

to the west.

Population

Sports

Nogaro is the site of

Circuit Paul Armagnac Circuit Paul Armagnac also known as Circuit de Nogaro is a motorsport race track located in the commune of Nogaro in the Gers department in southwestern France. The track is named in honor of Nogaro-born racing driver Paul Armagnac who died ...

, a motorsport race track.

Notable people

The historian and palaeographer

Charles Samaran Charles Samaran (28 October 1879 – 15 October 1982) was a 20th-century French historian and archivist, who was born in Cravencères (in the Gers) and died at Nogaro (also in the Gers), shortly before his 103rd birthday. Biography Having gr ...

(1879–1982) died in Nogaro. The chef and television host

Michel Sarran Michel Sarran, born on 18 April 1961, in Nogaro, in Gers (France), is a chef from Toulouse whose restaurant, which bears his name, has been awarded two Michelin stars. He has been one of the jurors of the '':fr:Top Chef, Top Chef'' programme on M6 ...

was born in Nogaro. The tennis player

Tessah Andrianjafitrimo Tessah Andrianjafitrimo (born 11 October 1998) is a French professional female tennis player of Malagasy descent. She was born in Montpellier, France. On 20 June 2022, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 139. Andrianjafitrimo has w ...

has lived in Nogaro since 2010.

Geography

Population

Sports

Notable people

See also