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Gers
Gers (; or , ) is a departments of France, department in the regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Southwestern France. Gers is bordered by the departments of Hautes-Pyrénées and Pyrénées-Atlantiques to the south, Haute-Garonne and Tarn-et-Garonne to the east, Lot-et-Garonne to the north and Landes (department), Landes to the west. Named after the Gers (river), Gers River, its inhabitants are called the ''Gersois'' and ''Gersoises'' in French language, French. In 2019, it had a population of 191,377.Populations légales 2019: 32 Gers INSEE History In the Middle Ages, the Lordship of L'Isle-Jourdain was nearby. Gers is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of t ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of The Gers Department
The following is a list of the 458 communes of the Gers department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Périmètre des groupements en 2025 BANATIC. Accessed 28 May 2025. * Communauté d'agglomération Grand Auch Cœur de Gascogne * Communauté de communes d'Aire-sur-l'Adour (partly) * Communauté de communes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gers (river)
The Gers () is a long river in southern France, left tributary of the Garonne. Its source is in the foothills of the Pyrenees, near Lannemezan. It flows north through the ''départements'' Hautes-Pyrénées, Gers and Lot-et-Garonne. It flows into the Garonne in Layrac, near Agen. The city Auch lies along the river Gers. It gives its name to the Gers ''département''. Toponymy The name of the Gers appears in the sixth century as ''Ægirtius'', ''de Egircio flumine'' and ''Gircius''. It is known as ''in flumine Gersio'' in 817 and as ''Iercius'' in the 13th century. Departments and cities The Gers passes through the following departments and main towns: * Hautes-Pyrénées : Lannemezan, Monléon-Magnoac * Gers : Chélan, Panassac, Masseube, Seissan, Pavie, Auch, Preignan, Montestruc-sur-Gers, Fleurance, Lectoure * Lot-et-Garonne : Astaffort, Layrac Layrac (; ) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. Population See also *Communes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auch
Auch (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in southwestern France. Located in the Regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie, it is the capital of the Gers Departments of France, department. Geography Localization The commune of Auch is located in the arrondissement of Auch and in the Gers (river), Gers valley, roughly in the centre of the Gers département. Auch is west of Toulouse, the capital of the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie region, and from Montauban, from Agen, from Mont-de-Marsan, from Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Pau and from Tarbes, the capitals of the neighbouring départements. It is 162 km from Bordeaux, from Marseille and from Lyon, the capitals of the neighbouring regions, and south-west of Paris. The commune covers an area of . Surrounding communes Auch borders thirteen other communes: Barran, Castillon-Massas, Castin, Duran, Gers, Duran, Lasséran, Leboulin, Montaut-les-Créneaux, Montégut, Gers, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirande
Mirande (; Gascon language, Gascon: ''Miranda'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Gers Departments of France, department, Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, southwestern France. Geography Population Sites of interest * Town Hall * St. Mary's Cathedral * Astarac Square * Clock Tower * Rohan Tower Image:Hôtel de ville de Mirande (Gers, France).JPG, Town Hall Image:St. Mary's Cathedral, Mirande, Gers, France.JPG, St Mary's Cathedral Image:Clock Tower, Mirande, Gers, France.JPG, Clock Tower Image:Rohan Tower, Mirande, Gers, France.JPG, Rohan Tower Leisure activities * Aquapark "Ludina" Events * Country Music Festival * Traditional markets See also * Communes of the Gers department References External links * Communes of Gers Subprefectures in France Armagnac {{Gers-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Condom, Gers
Condom (; ), also known as Condom-en-Armagnac, is a commune in southwestern France in the department of Gers, of which it is a subprefecture. Geography Localisation The town of Condom is located in the northern part of the department of Gers, halfway between Mont-de-Marsan (to the west) and Montauban (to the east), and north of Auch. Roads and transports ;Way of St. James Condom is a town on the Via Podiensis, one of the three major French arms of the pilgrimage route, the Way of St. James. This particular route begins in Le Puy and ends in Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain. Pilgrims arrive at Condom after Miradoux and continue on to Larressingle. Toponymy The toponym ''Condom'' comes from the Gaulish words ''condate'' and ''magos'' combined into ''Condatomagos'', which means "market or field, of the confluence". ''Condatómagos'' evolved into ''Condatóm'' and then into ''Conddóm''. ''Condom'' was first recorded in Latin in the 10th century as ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Occitania (administrative Region)
Occitania ( ; ; ) is the southernmost Regions of France, administrative region of metropolitan France excluding Corsica, located on the southwest of the country, created on 1 January 2016 from the former regions of Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées. The Conseil d'État (France), Council of State approved Occitania as the new name of the region on 28 September 2016, coming into effect on 30 September 2016. The modern administrative region is named after the larger cultural and historical region of Occitania, which corresponds with the southern third of France. The region of Occitania as it is today covers a territory similar to that ruled by the Count of Toulouse, Counts of Toulouse in the 12th and 13th centuries. The banner of arms of the Counts of Toulouse, known colloquially as the Occitan cross, is used by the modern region and is also a popular cultural symbol. In 2022, Occitania had a population of 6,080,731. Toponymy Enacted in 2014, the territorial reform of Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantons Of The Gers Department
The following is a list of the 17 cantons of the Gers department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015: * Adour-Gersoise * Armagnac-Ténarèze Armagnac-Ténarèze is one of the three ''terroirs'' (plantation areas) in the Armagnac region of France where grapes for the distillation of the Armagnac eau-de-vie can be cultivated. This area lies between Bas-Armagnac and Haut-Armagnac, coveri ... * Astarac-Gimone * Auch-1 * Auch-2 * Auch-3 * Baïse-Armagnac * Fezensac * Fleurance-Lomagne * Gascogne-Auscitaine * Gimone-Arrats * Grand-Bas-Armagnac * L'Isle-Jourdain * Lectoure-Lomagne * Mirande-Astarac * Pardiac-Rivière-Basse * Val de Save References {{Cantons of France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarn-et-Garonne
Tarn-et-Garonne (; ) is a Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania Regions of France, region in Southern France. It is traversed by the rivers Tarn (river), Tarn and Garonne, from which it takes its name. The area was originally part of the former Provinces of France, provinces of Quercy and Languedoc. The department was created in 1808 under Napoleon, with territory taken from the neighbouring Lot (department), Lot, Haute-Garonne, Lot-et-Garonne, Gers and Aveyron departments. The department is mostly rural with fertile agricultural land in the broad river valley, but there are hilly areas to the south, east and north. The departmental Prefectures in France, prefecture is Montauban; the sole Subprefectures in France, subprefecture is Castelsarrasin. In 2019, it had a population of 260,669. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of France
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities"), between the Regions of France, administrative regions and the Communes of France, communes. There are a total of 101 departments, consisting of ninety-six departments in metropolitan France, and five Overseas department and region, overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 333 Arrondissements of France, arrondissements and 2,054 Cantons of France, cantons (as of 2023). These last two levels of government have no political autonomy, instead serving as the administrative basis for the local organisation of police, fire departments, and, in certain cases, elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council (France), departmental council ( , ). From 1800 to April 2015, these were called gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Presidents Of Departmental Councils (France)
In France, the President of the Departmental Council ( French: ''Président du Conseil départemental'') is the locally elected head of the departmental council, the assembly governing a department in France. The position is elected by the departmental councillors from among their number. If there is a tie, the councillor senior of age is elected. As per Articles L1111-1 to L7331-3 of the General code of local and regional authorities, the responsibilities of the President of the Departmental Council include: * Chairing the departmental authorities * Preparing and implementing the council's decisions * Collection of tax revenues * Representing the department in legal cases History In 1833, a law was enacted that gave each canton (subdivision of a department) representation of a councillor (''Conseiller général''). As a result of the decentralisation of government ( Deferre law), the election criteria were redefined in 1982 and the President of the Departmental Council took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landes (department)
Landes (; ; ) is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, Southwestern France, with a long coastline on the Atlantic Ocean to the west. It also borders Gers to the east, Pyrénées-Atlantiques to the south, Lot-et-Garonne to the north-east, and Gironde to the north. Located on the Atlantic coast, it had a population of 413,690 as of 2019.Populations légales 2019: 40 Landes INSEE Its is Mont-de-Marsan. The department is the second-largest department in France and it covers the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
