Puycasquier

Puycasquier
Commune
Puycasquier
Location within Occitanie region
Puycasquier
Coordinates: 43°44′50″N 0°44′54″E / 43.7472°N 0.7483°E / 43.7472; 0.7483Coordinates: 43°44′50″N 0°44′54″E / 43.7472°N 0.7483°E / 43.7472; 0.7483
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Gers
Arrondissement Auch
Canton Gascogne-Auscitaine
Intercommunality Cœur de Gascogne
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Serge Cardonne
Area1 20.14 km2 (7.78 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 433
  Density 21/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 32335 /32120
Elevation 146–264 m (479–866 ft)
(avg. 252 m or 827 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.

Puycasquier (Puicasquèr in Gascon) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.

Geography

Localisation

Puycasquier and its surrounding communes

Hydrography

The river Auroue flows north-northwest through the western part of the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962506    
1968507+0.2%
1975468−7.7%
1982431−7.9%
1990436+1.2%
1999424−2.8%
2008433+2.1%

History

Home to the historic 'Gachet' family.

See also

References

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