Gimont
Appearance
Gimont | |
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The town hall | |
Coordinates: 43°37′39″N 0°52′39″E / 43.6275°N 0.8775°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Gers |
Arrondissement | Auch |
Canton | Gimone-Arrats |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Franck Villeneuve[1] |
Area 1 | 27.58 km2 (10.65 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 3,055 |
• Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 32147 /32200 |
Elevation | 144–232 m (472–761 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Gimont (French pronunciation: [ʒimɔ̃]; Occitan pronunciation: [dʒiˈmunt]) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. It is about 40 km (25 mi) west of Toulouse. It is the seat (capital) of the canton of Gimone-Arrats.
Geography
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The commune is bordered by seven other communes: Escornebœuf to the north, Monferran-Savès to the northeast, Giscaro to the east, Maurens to the southeast, Montiron to the south, Juilles to the west, and finally by Aubiet to the northwest.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,878 | — |
1975 | 2,867 | −0.05% |
1982 | 2,950 | +0.41% |
1990 | 2,819 | −0.57% |
1999 | 2,734 | −0.34% |
2007 | 2,906 | +0.77% |
2012 | 2,820 | −0.60% |
2017 | 3,032 | +1.46% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
International relations
[edit]Gimont is twinned with Enniscorthy in Ireland.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Enniscorthy Twinning" (PDF). Wexford County Council Report (page 108). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
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