Larressingle
Larressingle | |
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 Town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Larressingle  | |
  Larressingle  Larressingle | |
| Coordinates: 43°56′45″N 0°18′40″E / 43.9458°N 0.3111°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gers |
| Arrondissement | Condom |
| Canton | Armagnac-Ténarèze |
| Intercommunality | Ténarèze |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Xavier Fernandez[1] |
Area 1 | 8.55 km2 (3.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 211 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Larressinglois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 32194 /32100 |
| Elevation | 75–177 m (246–581 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Larressingle (French pronunciation: [laʁəsɛ̃ɡl]; Occitan: Larressingla) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.
Geography
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Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 170 | — |
| 1975 | 155 | −1.31% |
| 1982 | 138 | −1.65% |
| 1990 | 161 | +1.95% |
| 1999 | 200 | +2.44% |
| 2009 | 207 | +0.34% |
| 2014 | 215 | +0.76% |
| 2020 | 210 | −0.39% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights
[edit]- Château de Larressingle (c. 1250 – c. 1550), ruins
- Walls
- Port of Artigue
- Castle
- Church of St. Sigismund
- Siege machines
Notable people
[edit]- André Adam (1936–2016), diplomat
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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