Berdoues

Berdoues
Commune
The town hall
Berdoues
Location within Occitanie region
Berdoues
Coordinates: 43°29′00″N 0°24′28″E / 43.4833°N 0.4078°E / 43.4833; 0.4078Coordinates: 43°29′00″N 0°24′28″E / 43.4833°N 0.4078°E / 43.4833; 0.4078
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Gers
Arrondissement Mirande
Canton Mirande-Astarac
Intercommunality Vals et villages en Astarac
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Raymond Senac
Area1 17.65 km2 (6.81 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 419
 • Density 24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 32045 /32300
Elevation 152–272 m (499–892 ft)
(avg. 162 m or 531 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Berdoues (pronounced [bɛʁ.du]) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.

Geography

Berdoues and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962316—    
1968356+12.7%
1975356+0.0%
1982342−3.9%
1990360+5.3%
1999352−2.2%
2008419+19.0%

Economy

  • Parfums Berdoues ([paʁ.fœ̃ bɛʁ.du]) is a French company created by Guillaume Berdoues in 1902. Berdoues is known for its violet fragrance Violettes de Toulouse.

See also

References


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