Boulogne-sur-Gesse
| Boulogne-sur-Gesse | ||
|---|---|---|
| Commune | ||
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  Boulogne-sur-Gesse Location within Occitanie region  Boulogne-sur-Gesse | ||
| Coordinates: 43°17′26″N 0°38′44″E / 43.2906°N 0.6456°ECoordinates: 43°17′26″N 0°38′44″E / 43.2906°N 0.6456°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Occitanie | |
| Department | Haute-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens | |
| Canton | Saint-Gaudens | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Pierre Medevielle | |
| Area1 | 24.73 km2 (9.55 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,629 | |
| • Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31080 /31350 | |
| Elevation |
243–388 m (797–1,273 ft) (avg. 335 m or 1,099 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Boulogne-sur-Gesse is a commune of the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Geography
The river Gesse forms most of the commune's eastern border; the Gimone forms part of its southwestern and northwestern borders.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 1,777 | — |
| 1968 | 1,865 | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 1,756 | −5.8% |
| 1982 | 1,671 | −4.8% |
| 1990 | 1,531 | −8.4% |
| 1999 | 1,433 | −6.4% |
| 2008 | 1,629 | +13.7% |
Literature
Boulogne-sur-Gesse is the town featured in Martin Calder's popular travel book about southwest France A Summer in Gascony published in 2008.
See also
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