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Coordinates:

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43°39′N 0°35′E / 43.650°N 0.583°E / 43.650; 0.583
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
Département4 March 1790
PrefectureAuch
SubprefecturesCondom, Mirande
Government
 • PresidentPhilippe Martin[1]
Area
 • Total6,256.8 km2 (2,415.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[3]
 • Total190,625
 • Density30.4669/km2 (78.9088/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeFR-32
Arrondissements3
Cantons17
Communes462
Websitewww.gers.fr/


Gers (Gascon: Gers) is a department in the Occitanie region in the southwest of France named after the Gers river.





History


Gers is one of the 83 French departments made during the French revolution, on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the old provinces of Guyenne and Gascony.

The new department had six districts: Auch, Lectoure, Condom, Nogaro, L'Isle-Jourdain and Mirande. The capital (now prefecture) was Auch.[4]

in 1808, part of the Gers department was transferred to the new Tarn-et-Garonne department'.[4]



Geography


  
Summer in Gers. In the background, the Pyrenees.


Gers is known for its hilly landscape and bastide villages. The Pyrenees are visible to the south.

Gers is part of the Occitanie region, and is the 34th French department in area with 6,256.8 km2 (2,416 sq mi).[2]

The department is surrounded by six departments in two regions:













 Lot-et-Garonne

 Tarn-et-Garonne






 Landes

 

 Haute-Garonne




    Gers    




 




 Pyrénées-Atlantiques

 Hautes-Pyrénées





The main rivers of the department are the Garonne and the Gers, a left tributary of the Garonne. Other rivers are Save, Gimone, Arrats, Baïse and Osse.


The highest point in the department is Mont de Chapelle Saint Roch (
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43°21′20″N 00°30′09″E / 43.35556°N 0.50250°E / 43.35556; 0.50250 (Mont de Chapelle Saint Roch)), in west central Pyrénées near the border with the Hautes-Pyrénées department, with an altitude of 377 m (1,237 ft).[5]

Climate


The climate of Gers is an oceanic climate with template summers, Cfb (Marine West Coast Climate) in the Köppen climate classification.[6]

The annual rainfall in the department varies from over 900 mm (35.4 in) in the southwest of the department, to less than 700 mm (27.6 in) in the northeast (Auch, Condom and Lectoure).

Summers are very hot and dry, the temperatures often exceed 40 °C (104 °F). Winters vary, often with frost, but the climate remains mild and dry.









Climate data for Auch, Gers, France




 Month

 Jan

 Feb

 Mar

 Apr

 May

 Jun

 Jul

 Aug

 Sep

 Oct

 Nov

 Dec

Year




Average high °C (°F)

10.2
(50.4)

11.8
(53.2)

15.1
(59.2)

17.6
(63.7)

21.5
(70.7)

25.3
(77.5)

27.9
(82.2)

27.9
(82.2)

24.9
(76.8)

19.9
(67.8)

13.7
(56.7)

10.4
(50.7)

18.85
(65.93)




Daily mean °C (°F)

5.9
(42.6)

6.8
(44.2)

9.5
(49.1)

11.9
(53.4)

15.8
(60.4)

19.4
(66.9)

21.6
(70.9)

21.4
(70.5)

18.5
(65.3)

14.5
(58.1)

9.3
(48.7)

6.3
(43.3)

13.41
(56.14)




Average low °C (°F)

1.5
(34.7)

1.7
(35.1)

3.9
(39)

6.2
(43.2)

10
(50)

13.4
(56.1)

15.2
(59.4)

14.9
(58.8)

12
(54)

9.1
(48.4)

4.8
(40.6)

2.1
(35.8)

7.9
(46.22)




Rainfall mm (inches)

40.3
(1.587)

31.6
(1.244)

37.8
(1.488)

61.4
(2.417)

84.6
(3.331)

68.4
(2.693)

58.8
(2.315)

64.3
(2.531)

75
(2.95)

72.1
(2.839)

54.6
(2.15)

43.1
(1.697)

692
(27.244)




Source: Weatherbase.com [1]





Administration


The department is managed by the Departamental Council of the Gers in Auch. Gers is part of the region of Occitanie.



Administrative divisions


There are 3 arrondissements (districts), 17 cantons and 462 communes (municipalities) in Gers.[7]






 Arrondissements of the Gers department



 INSEE
code 		
 Arrondissement 
 Capital 
 Population[8]
(2014) 		
 Area[9]
(km²) 		
 Density
(Inh./km²) 		
 Communes




 321 
 Auch 
 Auch
 87,118 
 2,133.9 
 40.8 
 154




 322 
 Condom 
 Condom 
 65,562 
 2,436.8 
 26.9 
 158




 323 
 Mirande 
 Mirande 
 37,945 
 1,686.1
 22.5 
 150





The following is a list of the 17 cantons of the Gers department (with their INSEE codes), following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:[10]



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  1.  Adour-Gersoise (3201)
    2. 

  2.  Armagnac-Ténarèze (3202)
    3. 

  3.  Astarac-Gimone (3203)
    4. 

  4.  Auch-1 (3204)
    5. 

  5.  Auch-2 (3205)
    6. 

  6.  Auch-3 (3206)
    7. 

  7.  Baïse-Armagnac (3207)
    8. 

  8.  Fezensac (3208)
    9. 

  9.  Fleurance-Lomagne (3209)
    10. 

  10.  Gascogne-Auscitaine (3210)
    11. 

  11.  Gimone-Arrats (3211)
    12. 

  12.  Grand-Bas-Armagnac (3212)
    13. 

  13.  L'Isle-Jourdain (3213)
    14. 

  14.  Lectoure-Lomagne (3214)
    15. 

  15.  Mirande-Astarac (3215)
    16. 

  16.  Pardiac-Rivière-Basse (3216)
    17. 

  17.  Val de Save (3217)




Demographics


The inhabitants of Gers are known, in French, as Gersois (women: Gersoises).[11]

Gers has a population, in 2014, of 190,625,[3] for a population density of 30.5 inhabitants/km2. The arrondissement of Auch, with 87,118 inhabitants, is by far the largest. The other two, Condom and Mirande, have respectively 65,562 and 37,945 inhabitants.[8]





Evolution of the population in Gers
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The old town, Auch.


The 10 most important cities in the department are:







 City

 Population[8]
(2014)

 Arrondissement




 Auch 
 21,807 
 Auch




 L'Isle-Jourdain 
 8,345 
 Auch




 Condom 
 6,835 
 Condom




 Fleurance 
 6,292 
 Condom




 Eauze 
 3,851 
 Condom




 Lectoure 
 3,724 
 Condom




 Mirande 
 3,527 
 Mirande




 Vic-Fezensac 
 3,525 
 Auch




 Gimont 
 2,922 
 Auch




 Pavie 
 2,476 
 Auch



Economy


The economy in Gers revolves primarily around agriculture and culinary tourism. The department is a producer of maize, wheat, rapeseed, sunflower.

Some well-known products of the region are:




Gallery







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References




    

  1. ↑ "Les Conseillers Départamentaux" (in French). Conseil départemental du Gers. http://www.gers.fr/index.php?tg=oml&file=cg.html&cat=3&souscat=4&art=3. Retrieved 6 March 2017. 

    2. 

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Département du Gers (32) - Résumé statistique" (in French). Comparateur de territoire. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/1405599?geo=DEP-32. Retrieved 6 March 2017. 

    3. 

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Populations légales 2014 des départements et des collectivités d'outre-mer" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. http://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2525762?sommaire=2525768. Retrieved 6 March 2017. 

    4. 

  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Historique du Gers" (in French). Le SPLAF. http://splaf.free.fr/32his.html. Retrieved 1 April 2014. 

    5. 

  5. ↑ "Mont de Chapelle Saint Roch, France". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=29285. Retrieved 22 September 2016. 

    6. 

  6. ↑ "Auch, France - Köppen Climate Classification". Weatherbase. http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=598817&cityname=Auch%2C+Midi-Pyr%E9n%E9es%2C+France&units=. Retrieved 4 April 2014. 

    7. 

  7. ↑ "Département du Gers (32)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/departement/DEP32-gers. Retrieved 6 March 2017. 

    8. 

  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (in French) (PDF). Populations légales 2014. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. http://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2525755/dep32.pdf. Retrieved 6 March 2017. 

    9. 

  9. ↑ "Département du Gers (32)" (in French). Comparateur de territoire. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/1405599?geo=DEP-32+ARR-321+ARR-322+ARR-323. Retrieved 6 March 2017. 

    10. 

  10. ↑ Décret n° 2014-254 du 26 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Gers

    11. 

  11. ↑ "Gers (32)" (in French). habitants.fr. http://www.habitants.fr/habitants_departement_gers_32.html. Retrieved 2 April 2014. 

    12. 



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