Ornézan (; oc, Ornesan) is a

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in the Gers department in southwestern

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Geography

Localisation

Ornézan is located 16 km south of Auch and 2 km north of

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, along the Gers river. Map commune FR insee code 32302

Toponymy

Ornézan finds its origin in the Latin patronymic name ''Ornatius'', followed by the suffix ''-anum'', designing a property of which a man named Ornatius must have been the owner in the times of

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/ref> The village is later known in Latin as ''Ornezanus'' and ''Ornesan'' in Gascon, before becoming ''Ornézan'' in French.

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