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Aignan (; ) is a commune located in the west of the
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 ...
department in the region of Occitania
Occitania is the historical region in Southern Europe where the Occitan language was historically spoken and where it is sometimes used as a second language. This cultural area roughly encompasses much of the southern third of France (except ...
. It is a rural community with 726 inhabitants as of 2019, down from a peak of 1,771 in 1831. The name Aignan comes from the Latin "Annius" followed by the suffix "anum", which likely refers to the region's owner during the period of Roman Gaul
Roman Gaul refers to GaulThe territory of Gaul roughly corresponds to modern-day France, Belgium and Luxembourg, and adjacent parts of the Netherlands, Switzerland and Germany. under provincial rule in the Roman Empire from the 1st century B ...
. The town was previously known as Aignan-la-Justice.
Geography
Aignan is located in the canton of Adour-Gersoise and in the arrondissement of Mirande.
Population
Notable People
* Yann Fouéré (1910–2011), Breton nationalist, journalist and authorSee also
*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):
References
Communes of Gers {{Gers-geo-stub